City Council - Regular Meeting

Can I make a comment? Yep. Okay, so I want to make it very clear as well as as

So there has been multiple meetings that we have had with HR and Council regarding this issue that Council Member Jack has not been here for. So as it might seem easy to just take one out and plop another one in, it's not the case. We want to be fair and reasonable to all parties. And there's a lot of meetings that she has not been a part of that's very important in making any determination. So as the timing is not ideal, that we are in an election that does not take away from doing the right thing and following the policy. So unfortunately, this is the situation we're in. And therefore, that'

Can you hear me? All right. I do really appreciate your comment tonight. I would want to say that, yes, I am seated. The very first time we met, the right thing to do was because I was not previewed to all the documents that was involved in the proceeding. So I needed time to read it. to dissect it, to ask questions, to both the legal counsel, the investigators, everyone that is involved. It would be impartial of me to just jump in, making a determination or making a decision without reading the document. So that was the reason why The recuser or the abstain was there because it won't be fair.