In the ongoing absence of live blogging capability, which I'm assured is being examined by the city's IT man, notes from the September 17 meeting now begin. This is part one.
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Them people, them same words every other week.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CIVIL CITY OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA, WILL HOLD A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IN THE THIRD FLOOR ASSEMBLY ROOM OF THE CITY/COUNTY BUILDING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 7:30 P.M.
As we await the beginning of the meeting, we see CM Coffey urgently petitioning fellow councilman Kevin Zurschmiede in the corridor. Talk about a nasty appetizer.
CALL TO ORDER:
Are they ever in order?
PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Pledge led by high school kids, who surely don’t realize what’s about to happen. Not democracy in action, but cowardocracy?
ROLL CALL:
All present – even the dead ones, which begs the question: How does one distinguish?
APPROVAL OR CORRECTION OF THE FOLLOWING MINUTES:
Next time, says the city clerk. Not ready this time.
COMMUNICATIONS – PUBLIC:
1. Billy Stewart … political chieftain from Georgetown tribe. Speaks about what is fair for the city and the town and urges passage of the sewer ordinance
COMMUNICATIONS – CITY OFFICIALS:
John Gonder leads off. He has been talking with the Animal Shelter about a bad strain of rabies coming from the East. He wants to know how to commence a request for $3,000 (county to match it) for rabies vaccines for the shelter’s staff. Gonder doesn’t know how to proceed but believes the expenditure is worthwhile. Gives breakdown of the vaccine schedule and costs in response to Pat McLaughlin’s question. Coffey says: Ask Kay Garry. He seems to think that the shots are post-infection, not vaccination.
Coffey also will check to see if any shelter staff might be linked to progressive factions, and if so, change his vote to “hell no.”
McLaughlin: Still a pressing issue of unsightly drainage from garbage trucks, which was brought up two times ago by Mr. Berryman, who Coffey stage-managed ahead of the queue in violation of council protocol as the others sat on their hands and permitted it.
McLaughlin now reports on similar incidents in his district, and everyone merrily ignores the Board of Public Works. Jack Messer says that he was told that “leaky hydraulics” are the culprit. Overwhelmed by larger issues, McLaughlin seems increasingly content to micro-focus on inanity.
COMMUNICATIONS – MAYOR:
Mayor England not present. He is preparing for neck surgery.
APPOINTMENTS:
None to botch.
APPROVAL OF CF-1 FORMS:
None.
At 7:40, ordinances begin. Ye Gods … that’s fast.
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