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Residents raise charter and social-media concerns; council reiterates policy against blocking and outlines next steps
Summary
Residents used the city’s public-comment period to allege a charter violation over a police endorsement and to criticize repeated accusations of racism by a council member; Councilor Quinn Wright responded and councilors reiterated social-media rules.
Several residents used the meeting’s public-comment period on Aug. 25 to raise concerns about a council member’s campaign conduct, alleged charter violations related to a police endorsement, and use of social media. Councilors and the mayor responded with clarifications about policy and next steps.
Martha Covert told the council she believed the charter had been violated when a council candidate accepted a police endorsement and said city employees should not be involved in city campaigns. “You broke that charter when you accepted the police endorsement, FOP, because you know the police department had to give the, recommendation to the FOP. According to charter, employees cannot be involved in city campaigns. If…
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