Look, it's plain and simple. NO POWERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM MAYOR IRETON.
The only thing that has changed is that the Council, (our legislators) who is responsible for creating law, now has access to the City Attorney on ALL matters.
If you've been around long enough you'd know that this is something Mayor Ireton should be standing behind 100%. However, now that he is Mayor he is completely against it. I believe we call that a flip flop.
This is the case with far too many issues ever since Jim Ireton became Mayor. His threatening messages via e-mail to Council Members, his hissy fits and outbursts in work sessions and council meetings are very similar to former council president Mike Dunn. The fits are along the line of a child not getting his/her way.
The one thing we hear so much about in this country today are children that BULLY other children. Yet Mayor Jim Ireton's #1 job is being a teacher. Is he not setting one of the worst examples imaginable? Think Jim, what would Michelle Obama say about your behavior. Better yet, what would Martin O'Malley say about the way you treat WOMEN on the city council?
Laura Mitchell, (driven by Mayor Ireton) believe she can petition to referendum, which would challenge last week’s charter change. Again, learn to pick your battles Laura. This is NOT an important issue and quite frankly you are going to not only walk away from this looking like a fool for lack of any kind of support, the next time there's a real issue the taxpayers who stupidly elected you will ignore you because you have no backing or credibility. Then again, you'll probably do just about anything on behalf of Jim Ireton and that's why he planted you there in the first place.
Mind you, this is my own opinion, of course. We'll see what others have to say through comments but I'm pretty darned confident this will be a major flop. You're not reading in the MSM that nothing changes power wise on the Mayors behalf. Laura and Jim are simply AFRAID that department heads will be next, which is absolutely not true.
The legislative move was a smart move and one that needed to be changed many years ago. It cracks me up to no end watching time and time again watching the shoe being on the other foot. For many years we sat in council meeting with a 4 to 1 vote against Debbie Campbell, then a 3 to 2 vote against Debbie and Terry and now after all these years the votes are in their favor and the Muir Boda's of the community are huffing and puffing in the audience. No, I don't think it's literally funny. I just see the right thing happening legislative wise and the taxpayers finally getting what they have always deserved, a council that represents the majority and NOT the special interests.
The media whores out there are not only giving out Laura's contact information for the petition drive, they're only telling one side of the story. I challenge ANYONE to come back here in comments and show where this hurts Mayor Ireton in ANY credible way whatsoever. He has the exact same powers with council as he did in the past. He just can't hide anything and everything he wants from this point forward. The City Council is a legislative body in place to PROTECT the citizens and taxpayers. If you don't like that form of government, get the hell out of office and move to China.
People don't like to be pushed to sign a petition, especially when they aren't thoroughly informed.
ReplyDeleteThe people in Salisbury were even really reluctant to sign the petition to keep our taxes from being raised, thus a tax hike.
Let her learn the hard way, work and find out what works and what doesn't.
I wany council members informed on litigations and have questions answered if they have any, without the mayor saying yes or no. Dictator
For me, she pretty much tipped her hand when the 1st thing on her important-things-to-do list was to eliminate the opening prayer.
ReplyDeleteHaving seen the Mayor in situations where he did not achieve his wishes, his actions and facial expressions were that of a petulant child. One would hope for more maturity in a "leader".
ReplyDeleteThe council is absolutely correct to have control of their counsel.
Look dumbass, a little lesson in civics. The Executive Branch of government is intentionally separate from the Legislative and Judicial Branches of government for good reason. The Mayor (Executive Branch) has no obligation and should have no obligation to the LEgislative Branch what so ever. The Solicitor serves at the pleasure of the Executive Branch in all legal matters pertaining to City Government, period. Another tidbit for you dumbass, CIty Council's job is not to protect the taxpayers, that's the job of the Police Department who also serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. SO go fuck yourself.
ReplyDeleteanonymous 9:33, all I have to say is this, where is Jim and Laura this morning. Do you think they're ON Salisbury News?????
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SAPOA is likely to be behind this because lousy laws fill their pockets. WIll Laura go after student signers? Will that put her hubby's job at risk? You raise some great points, Joe. I found it interesting that of the "locations" listed in the story in the paper this morning included Weisner Real Estate (SAPOA member) and Robinson's Clock. Need I say more. The dots continue to connect.
ReplyDeleteAnon 9:33 is that you Chuck? Dumbass being one of your favorite tags. Sounds like you Chuck.
ReplyDeleteLaura needs to get on the right track.Whe is on the track to nowhere..wake up girl and go with the flow. The mayor is on the wrong track also. tracks to nowhere...a one time mayor.
ReplyDeleteIs this a survey question? My answer:
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9:33, that's quite a little mouth you have on there. Back in the day, I would have placed a call to your mommy and daddy. It's also clear you were one of those cussin' and smokin' in the boys room instead of attending your civics class.
Another reason to love living my retirement years outside of Salisbury, attention-grabbers like Mitchell and Ireton. What an embarrassment for the city, again.
look, this is america. laura has EVERY RIGHT to be retarded if she wants to!
ReplyDeleteSomeone on the Daily Times comments on the article got it right. This is nothing more than politics on Ireton and Mitchell's part, prep for the election two years from now.
ReplyDeleteAs for the foul-mouthed idiot above, just who makes the laws that police enforce?
Joe, thank you for posting about this. I wasn't sure if I understood all this, not because of lack of public input as Ireton claimed. I just don't follow the workings of government much or very well. But between you and G.A. Harrison, I get it now. The Daily Times articles on this were just a confusing mess and we all know who they serve anyhow.
anonymous 12:25, the Daily Times has you, (and many others) exactly where they want you, one sided and clueless. I'm glad you were able to come to a better understanding. Again, the Mayor loses NO POWERS whatsoever and can continue his every day business as usual with Paul Wilber.
ReplyDeleteYou can look at it two different ways. 1. the DT's is too ignorant to research, (which is their job) the situation OR 2. they only wanted to deliver a one sided message in their article.
Before Salisbury News came along the DT's had over 200 employees. Now they are down to almost a dozen. They have no time or money to do what it really takes to follow stories like this. It's a shame but I do hope they turn things around before they find themselves reaching out to their buddy Obama for a bailout.
Joe Albero said...
ReplyDeleteYou can look at it two different ways. 1. the DT's is too ignorant to research, (which is their job) the situation OR 2. they only wanted to deliver a one sided message in their article.
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Or you can look at it a third way:
Both 1 and 2 above!