[OldNorth] Greenwald on selecting the mayor

[Wrye Sententia]

Sue,

I'm disgusted, appalled, and ready to rally.  Will come with bells (and
eggs) to challenge this latest local absurdity.

Wrye Sententia
753-9662

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Glen Boire [mailto:inforgb at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:21 PM
To: wrye sententia
Subject: Fwd: [OldNorth] Greenwald on selecting the mayor


this is ugly.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Lofland <jflofland at ucdavis.edu>
Date: Jun 8, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: [OldNorth] Greenwald on selecting the mayor
To: Davis History Members
<davishistorymembers at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us>, Old North
Association <oldnorth at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us>


The mayor selection matter gets more and more complicated. Here is
Sue Greenwald's view (forwarded with her permission). John



>X-Sender: suegreen at smtp.dcn.davis.ca.us
>Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 18:04:05 -0700
>To: John Lofland <jflofland at ucdavis.edu>
>From: Sue Greenwald <suegreen at dcn.davis.ca.us>
>
>
>Hi John,
>
>Apparently, some councilmembers have been replying to citizen letters
>concerning the council's actions and intentions regarding the selection of
>Mayor. It seems that there is some obfuscation going on.
>
>  Let me help clarify the issues. Bette Racki confirmed my version of
events
>this afternoon. According to Bette,Ted moved, seconded by Steve,to direct
>Harriet to come back with wording that would change the ordinance from
>"selection of Mayor by highest vote-getter" to "selection of Mayor by vote
>of council." Additionally, they would not accept my amendment to make this
>changeeffective only after my term.
>
>Bottom line: The council has directed staff to change the ordinance
>regarding selection of Mayor, and they refused to accept my amendment to
>make that change after I have served my term.
>
>I should add that, very shortly after the last election, one councilmember
>told me directly that he intended to ignore the directive in the selection
>of Mayor ordinance, and that he intended to be the next Mayor.
>Subsequently, I started hearing second-hand reports that other
>councilmembers were making similar statements.
>
>Given the above facts, I think it would be prudent for the citizens of
>Davis to assume that this council intends to try to overturn the results of
>the last election. If this is not the case, I would also assume that each
>councilmember would have no problem with stating, in writing, that they
>will vote to appoint me Mayor in 2006 AND TO LET ME SERVE THE STANDARD TWO
>YEAR TERM, according to the directive in the ordinance that was in place
>when I was elected.
>
>Finally, concerning the ordinance, I talked to Harriet today and she
>confirmed that when she wrote the ordinance directing council to select the
>Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor by highest vote-getter, she put in the phrase
>"serves at the will of the council" merely to be consistent with state law.
>According to state law, a city can only legally bind any future council to
>any ordinance if it is passed by a vote of the people.
>Again, the "highest vote-getter" ordinance is as strong a statement of the
>rules of the game a city council can legally pass. It has been honored
>without question by every council since it was enacted in 1990. Our council
>fully honored this ordinance when Susie Boyd was a minority Mayor Pro Tem,
>and I was in the majority. What more can I say?
>
>  Sue
>
>========================
>Sue Greenwald
>530-756-5831

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