Clintonville City Council reorganizes
A reorganizational meeting of the Common Council was held on Tuesday, April 17.
Newly elected officers were sworn in, mayoral appointments were approved, and the council elected a president.
Alderpersons Jeannie Schley, Gloria Dunlavy, Pete Stumbris, Mike Hankins and Steve Kettenhoven were all sworn in to office. The council then elected a president. Gloria Dunlavy nominated Jeannie Schley, and Steve Kettenhoven nominated Mike Hankins. A ballot vote was collected, and Hankins was the winner.
The council then unanimously approved Mayor Judy Magee's nominations for various committees/commissions/boards. A complete list is available at Clintonville City Hall.
Magee then nominated April Dunlavy for the position of City Attorney. This is the third consecutive year that Magee has nominated Dunlavy for the position.
Schley made a motion to approve the nomination, and Dunlavy seconded it. It was voted down by a 2-7 margin, with Stumbris, Kettenhoven, Hankins, Lois Bressette, Mark Doornink, Bill Zeinert and Joe Lamia voting no.
Magee refused to nominate current de facto City Attorney Tim Schmid, but he will continue as de facto attorney for another year. Magee said she would nominate Dunlavy again next year.
Dunlavy asked the council why they voted against her daughter. "I know I'm her mother, but why don't we vote to give the position to someone who was born and raised here?"
No other council members chose to respond.
The council then voted to appoint an official newspaper. Doornink nominated the County Post East, and Stumbris seconded his motion. Schley began a conversation about the County Post East and the Clintonville Chronicle. Circulation numbers, employees, past differences, readership, and the working relationship between the city and both papers were discussed.
The motion by Doornink was passed by a 6-3 vote, with Dunlavy, Schley and Lamia voting no.
The next regularly scheduled council meeting will be Tuesday, May 8, at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Newly elected officers were sworn in, mayoral appointments were approved, and the council elected a president.
Alderpersons Jeannie Schley, Gloria Dunlavy, Pete Stumbris, Mike Hankins and Steve Kettenhoven were all sworn in to office. The council then elected a president. Gloria Dunlavy nominated Jeannie Schley, and Steve Kettenhoven nominated Mike Hankins. A ballot vote was collected, and Hankins was the winner.
The council then unanimously approved Mayor Judy Magee's nominations for various committees/commissions/boards. A complete list is available at Clintonville City Hall.
Magee then nominated April Dunlavy for the position of City Attorney. This is the third consecutive year that Magee has nominated Dunlavy for the position.
Schley made a motion to approve the nomination, and Dunlavy seconded it. It was voted down by a 2-7 margin, with Stumbris, Kettenhoven, Hankins, Lois Bressette, Mark Doornink, Bill Zeinert and Joe Lamia voting no.
Magee refused to nominate current de facto City Attorney Tim Schmid, but he will continue as de facto attorney for another year. Magee said she would nominate Dunlavy again next year.
Dunlavy asked the council why they voted against her daughter. "I know I'm her mother, but why don't we vote to give the position to someone who was born and raised here?"
No other council members chose to respond.
The council then voted to appoint an official newspaper. Doornink nominated the County Post East, and Stumbris seconded his motion. Schley began a conversation about the County Post East and the Clintonville Chronicle. Circulation numbers, employees, past differences, readership, and the working relationship between the city and both papers were discussed.
The motion by Doornink was passed by a 6-3 vote, with Dunlavy, Schley and Lamia voting no.
The next regularly scheduled council meeting will be Tuesday, May 8, at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
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5 Comments for "Clintonville City Council reorganizes
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Why not give the position to the best qualified attorney at the most reasonable cost? This is not a political position. The goal should be to hire a skilled "worker" - not hold a popularity contest.
And, a council member seconding a motion to hire her own daughter is beyond the pale.
[quote]Magee refused to nominate current de facto City Attorney Tim Schmid, but he will continue as de facto attorney for another year.[/quote]
What is a de facto attorney?
This city is going to collapse on itself one day - and it will have nothing to do with earthquakes.
[quote]The council then voted to appoint an official newspaper.[/quote]
Since when does a government entity have an "official" newspaper? The only time I've seen this kind of arrangement was in hardcore communist nations: USSR, North Korea, Cuba, etc. Thinking of Pravda, specifically.
I'm surprised that ANY newspaper would want to get caught up in something like this. As the "official" newspaper - how can WCPE be considered an unbiased news source?
lastpercentile Apr 25, 2012 1:41 PM
esquires Apr 26, 2012 6:22 PM
It must also pre-date the invention and distribution of a worldwide communication system that could be accessed from most people's homes, 24/7.
Government announcements, data, agendas, minutes, reports, budgets, personnel listings, resources - ETC, ETC, ETC. Could be posted on such a system.
Instead, we have government agencies spending their resources on hawking t-shirts, that were probably made in China or Pakistan.
lastpercentile Apr 26, 2012 7:01 PM
pprgrl May 02, 2012 5:39 AM
pprgrl May 02, 2012 5:39 AM