I look at the faces at council table. Most members do the
poker face very well. I am at a loss tonight to describe the lack of dignity
displayed by the mayor while Mr. Henderson was reading (re: Green Parking Lot) his letter to council
and the audience. The face making, eye rolling, arched brows, head shaking and
boredom sighs were extremely unprofessional and embarrassing coming from our
mayor. Such a lack of respect for her council is disappointing to say the
least.
As Paul Vincent took pains to point out this evening, when
he or Tom Henderson or any member of council ask questions or put forth their
thoughts, they really want to understand, be understood and to learn. Their
objective is to do right and make educated decisions when they vote. Some of
the concepts that are easily understood by administration are foreign to them
and their constituents. It seems like some members of council and
administration get frustrated when questions are asked or points are elaborated
upon. Mr. Clark referred to this as getting bogged down in “minutia”. I have a
solution for that - How about administration gets their act together and
presents issues in their totality, with clarity - leaving little to question,
stops playing games, ups their communication skills and stays on top of issues
to present and respond to in a timely manner.
Oh the issues … more to follow. In short, the city hall green
parking lot project passed. Even though the emergency clause did not – it just
means the project can’t start tomorrow, it has to wait 40 days. The swing came
from Dave Tadych. On August 3, he voted no and did not seem to be happy.
Tonight, he felt his questions had been answered in the requested email
regarding the tennis courts; he seemed upbeat and voted yes along with Koomar,
Lee and Clark. As expected, Henderson, Lieske and Vincent were the no votes.
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