Committee Meeting March 24, 2009

Notes from March 24, 2009 Committees’ Meeting

Reading the interruptions by Councilperson Jackie Thompson will show that she considers Council and Committee Meetings are for her personal platforms and disposal and has no intention of following the decorum of an agenda.

NOTE: The agenda notes were- readings of draft legislations and standing committee readings. NOT Poll Council.


Interruptions by Councilperson Jackie Thompson-

*Council President Brent Howard was speaking, and Jackie Thompson interrupts him to ask if he knows if Councilperson Leslie LaCorte is coming to the meeting or not.
*Meeting in progress, she interrupts speaker to ask Mayor John Wolfe if he knew whether or not Whitehall would be sending anyone out to senior citizens homes to hook up their conversion boxes for the digital switch in June. She suggested that Whitehall send the Community Affairs Coordinator Zack Woodruff door to door to supply said service. Seriously??!!
* Meeting in progress, she interrupts speaker to ask City Attorney Mike Shannon what he has found out about a task force against domestic violence.
* Meeting in progress, she interrupts speaker to ask City Attorney Mike Shannon what he has found out about a list of Pit Bull owners.
* Meeting in progress, she interrupts speaker to state that there will be a domestic violence seminar “here” and thinks that Whitehall should send representatives. City Attorney Mike Shannon said the seminar is not “here” meaning we are the City of Whitehall, but it is in the City of Columbus and he is already registered.
* Meeting in progress, she interrupts speaker to ask Mayor John Wolfe if something is going to be done about the dumpsters at the park. She thinks they’re ugly.
* Meeting in progress, she interrupts speaker to say that she wants to back Councilperson Leslie LaCorte in having things for kids to do at the parks. Councilperson Leo Knoblauch mentioned that it just has to be asked and presented by Parks and Recreation.

I took notes through out this meeting and noted when she choose to interject her own personal agenda. None of her questions pertained to the topics being presented.