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Public comment accuses council member of online harassment; residency challenge of mayor rejected in council action
Summary
Public commenters accused a council member of posting private information and impersonating a police officer online; later in the meeting a motion to remove the mayor for alleged residency violations was advised as not properly noticed and no removal occurred. Council adopted a motion that residency challenges not be raised again unless the mayor loses his homestead exemption.
Public commenters used the citizens’ participation period at the Oct. 28 meeting to air allegations against a council member and to seek ethics action. A speaker identifying himself as Bruce alleged that a council member—named in the comments as Joseph Lowery—had posted citizens’ personal information online and "presented himself as a police officer" (including a badge number), and urged the council to investigate. Robert Harvey followed, calling the council member "a bully" and saying Lowery had posted mugshots and other material to intimidate critics.
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