I am not one for the two-sided politics in Columbia, it really accomplishes nothing.
• Discussion on election rules.
I have been corrected, Alderman Hejna sent me an email today 2/23/10 to explain that Alderman Agne brought this issue up and she merely echoed his sentiments. Formerly I had stated that she brought the issue up. Changes below are in bold italics.
The idea was brought up by Alderman Agne that the city should maybe look into reform similar to what Florissant recently passed. Florissant recently passed “a bill” that prohibits city employees from working on political campaigns.
The mayor asked if there had been an issue with this in the past as he stated those would be some serious allegations to make. He also noted that the rules for this issue are spelled out in the campaign packets. The issue quickly died out as fast as it had been brought up.
Article on Florissant Situation
• Discussion on Minutes at Committee Meetings
The mayor brought up an issue of who should take the minutes at city committee meetings from here on out. The mayor wanted to know whether it would be Ron Colyer the City Clerk, Donna or Sandy. Sandy has recently has been taking the minutes at these meetings. Mayor Hutchinson’s issue was that it had previously been stated by certain members of the council that the clerk’s office should be taking the minutes and Sandy is not really a full time employee of the clerk’s office.
The disagreement went on for some time with a number of the council members voicing their take and wondering why the mayor even brought the subject up. He said he was simply pointing out that the viewpoints of some council members have changed drastically on certain issues. The mayor’s stance on the double standard was supported by at least one other alderman on Monday night.
The issue was a non-issue as it seems when you get down to it now no one on the council really cares who takes the minutes. The subject was only brought up by the mayor to make a point, which could have gone without being made. It was decided that Al Hudzik would work with the clerk’s office to ensure someone was there to take the minutes.
I had begun to have hope the council had left their differences in the past.
Disappointing to say the least.
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