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Update on Council Decision

Submitted by Gene Patterson on February 4, 2009 - 1:58am

Council didn't vote on a Vice-Mayor tonight. Instead, decided to set a date to appoint a 6th District representative first. It makes sense. Why leave out the 6th on a decision as important as Vice-Mayor?

Watching Council tonight reminded me how plodding government can be. Necessarily so, I should add.

Here's what Council decided tonight:

A deadline was set for next Tuesday for candidates applying for the 6th District seat.

A date was set - February 12 - for candidates to appear before Council and present their qualifications.

A Special-called Council meeting will then be convened after the presentations (and questions and forum for supporters) to vote on the 6th District position.

The full Council would then vote on a Vice-Mayor at its February 24th regular meeting.

That fairly simple process took more than two and a half hours to schedule.

Developing a process in open forum is a very important part of a transparent government, but I must admit, it is often as exciting as watching paint dry.