He Didn't Resign

So, after the meeting I had with him on Tuesday, I had the feeling this would happen. Our esteemed Mayor was evasive at that meeting, and he wouldn't get pinned down to a date. I told him he resigned to the press in August, and he should follow through. He smiled and told me he had "projects" to complete. I also told him he should show up at Council meetings. He said they were a circus. I told him we are all professionals here, and we should act like professionals. He thanked me for my opinion. All of this was like talking to a wall. He was very polite, told me his "side"of things, and did exactly as he wanted.

So where does that leave us? The Mayoral "hopefuls" will all have to sit back and wait. I don't think he will resign until his term is over, but he did exactly what he wanted to do...cause chaos. Hopefully, the Council has sat on his ability to spend money like a drunken sailor by passing the resolution lowering his bid threshold. You can bet we will be closely monitoring any contracts he's thinking of awarding, and we are going to thwart him every way we can. He got the message when four of us overrode his veto. He is now in a real battle, and we are tenacious. With our taxes in threat of severely increasing, with the economy going into freefall, with people possibly losing their homes, it is inconceivable that anyone would spend the way he does. But that is our Mayor, and unless someone follows through on recall, we are stuck with him.

WOW!!!!

So much has happened since I last wrote that I don't even know where to begin. The Mayor issue has mushroomed beyond my wildest dreams. We have received fourteen (14) resumes, and I have read every one of them. We will be acknowledging receipt of them, but we haven't really set up any interview procedure. I know of at least three Council member who want to be appointed at this time.

George Gilmore threw a monkey wrench into the whole thing last night. He said that nobody on the Council should vote for himself/herself because by doing that, you are using your power for personal financial gain....meaning the Mayor's salary which is triple a Councilperson's salary. Of course, if you want to vote for yourself, it's quite all right to accept the Mayor's position at the current Council salary. That is ridiculous. Whoever the Mayor is, the responsibility is enormous, particularly in this climate. The Mayor should receive the salary designated for the position. However, the point is well taken that it could give the APPEARANCE of impropriety by voting for yourself and a larger salary. If that is the case, I don't see three votes for anyone, since you supposedly can't vote for yourself.

I have also heard rumors that Mayor Seda will now be pushing his resignation off until October 28th, or even more interesting, that he will not be resigning at all. I think I would laugh myself silly over that. Look at all the speculation, rumor, arguments, etc, this has caused, and now he doesn't resign? Wow!!!!! And, he keeps giving us last minute zingers. Painting, paving and creating contracts seem to be the name of the game.

Next week at this time I will know more than I know now. Either the Seda will still be Mayor or he won't !!!! That's about all I can predict. Hey, this is a lot more "interesting" than I ever could have imagained. In the meantime, and in spite of all, I hope I am doing a good job and getting things done.