It appears we need to bring in a few more clowns in order to hire a permanent Chief of Police. The last group of clowns got used and duped by the Mayor, and together they made fools out of the majority of the City Council.
They deserve to look foolish. Knowing full well the Mayor lies on a regular basis, they took her at her word and agreed to hire her choice of City Administrator in order to hire a top-notch Chief selected by that administrator. Again, Lowery was the choice. Again, the Mayor said, “No way.”
This has raised even more alarms in the public mind regarding the strange hold Tommy Mayer has on Patti York. She will not approve any candidate who does not meet the approval of her “top cop.” The Councilmen have been besieged with questions about this strange relationship which has stopped City Government in its tracks. What has her “top-cop” done for her that she does not want the public to know?
It would be wise for the City Council to move swiftly and efficiently in investigating the Mayor’s disregard of our laws and our Charter for her own personal whims.
York has not only made fools out of the Council, she has made fools of the taxpayers. Since the loss of her previous rubber-stamping Council, she has methodically created incidents, set the Council up repeatedly, then carried it to the newspapers, the police department and an advertising executive to help her attack the newly-elected Council members.
The majority of this new Council has rolled up their sleeves and worked hard at City business. In less than one year, they have reviewed, changed, and saved the City hundreds of thousands of dollars.
People who are legitimately performing their jobs to the best of their abilities do not have time for games, scheming and feminine manipulation. This is City Government, not a stage production to satisfy vanity. Spending $500,000 on parties to be hosted by the Mayor is but one more example of ego and vanity out of control.
If the City Council does not have the backbone to impeach this Mayor so we can get on with City business, then the Mayor should have the decency to willingly step down and stop this charade. York has served Tommy Mayer admirably at the expense of an entire city and any credibility she may have actually had. They deserve each other, but this city deserves neither.
