AIN'T NO WAY!!!!!!!!

People, somewhere, this all has to STOP!

Some people live and learn.

I worry about this turning council in to another "Jerry Springer" episode.  I'm sure some of the good ol boys took advantage of the new guys and are probably somewhere laughing at them and us now.  Call them out on it and it turns in to a debacle and the new guys are termed "troublemakers". 

I hope City Council members question certain senior City staff as to what's really going on at City Hall?  The truth will set the captives free! 

Don't forget the 50ks that he conned to open a 6 month BBQ joint that went under. Also has anyone ever found out what the law suits were about and if there was ever any outcome. Yea I will feel better knowing that if the power goes down that he is leading the charge. Can you say generator?

if this doesn't put an end to the "emergency" pieces of legislation nothing will.  what did senior staff know?  what questions did they ask the court about this position?  why was there no staff report in the legislative packet?  did senior staff or members of the commission ask about the process that would be taken to fill the position?  can the commission rescind this piece of legislation to make sure a proper process is followed?   

Wastefull  .... I doubt  that A.J. or Josh  would interpret  my advice as some kind of threat.  As to having "something to spit out,"  it's nothing more than advice that has served me well and I would offer it to anyone, including yourself....

Mr. Wood, like most I am not happy about this new development, not that David got the job but that it seems that no one else was interviewed for the job. It was just handed to him. I give a lot of credit to Smith and Laubach much respect for coming here today, we should Be talking about the members that are silent tonight. To me that speaks volumes.

Why are you only mentioning Smith and Laubach, there is another Freshmen in a seat. Not only that Mr. Wood you are calling out the two Council members that have been willing to come here and talk about today. Cant sat that for any others, Only one other member has a reason for not being on the site today and thats because she is out of town. So lets give this two some credit for stepping up to the plate

Randy can you list which ones you have spoken with and which ones have not returned your calls.  I would bet the ones that have not called you back are the ones that knew who was getting the job.[/QUOTE wrote:

I will give the names of the ones that have not returned my calls after i feel they have had plenty of time to do so. But i will say so far it's the Standard names.

Does anyone know what the standards are for something to considered an emergency legislation.  In hindsight - if this position is really needed, did it have to be declared an emergency.  Emergency should be more a life or death type of situation.  Not to get an ex counsil man a job. 

I have attempted to contact all council members to ask about this situation. I have spoken with a few and a few could not be reached or haven't returned my calls. Those I have spoken to are not happy about what looks like a trick being played on them and causing even more distrust by the citizens. The next council meeting should be very interesting.

OK AJ and Josh. You and others adopted an ordinance proposed for emergency legislation by Landen, for the purpose of satisfying a Special Projects Manager to the Courts. You made this decision based on the info. provided from Landen in this post. Next thing everyone notices is that Schiavone is hired to fill the position without Council's knowledge. (Bet some on Council knew it was Schiavone before the hiring took place)

Question: Now that we know it is Schiavone who got a golden parachute after his stint on Council, and we know what kind of working background Schiavone has (ie- a supervisor in the court system, both in Mason and in Hamilton and, more recently, a real estate agent) and we know that he was dismissed from BOTH supervisor positions for performance issues/ goofing off on the job- (this is documented in previous Journal stories)--- who made the decision to hire him based on his qualifications/abilities to write court manuals on Emergency Preparedness, Continuity of Operations, Implementation of a Court Security Policy/ Procedures Manual, and what in his past working experience, gives him sole candidacy for this job over others? Does he really have the experience from his previous jobs to write this documentation? Perhaps a meeting with Rossi for an explanation on qualifications?????? Why did Rossi hire him with so much baggage, anyway? Hmmm.

A suggestion- in the future, when Landen asks for emergency legislation, instead of MOST OF COUNCIL, sitting there like a bump on a log, start asking why the emergency is needed, ask specifics about the necessity of the legislation, ask in-depth about the SPECIFICS AND INTENT of the legislation and ask who is currently being considered for the position. If a name like Schiavone pops up, bells and whistles should be going off and an immediate reluctance on your part should occur. Would also suggest that a clause be included to recind your decision to protect and correct any back room antics like this from happening and to lessen the hassle of future explanations.