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Resident alleges two commissioners tried to pressure mayor on city manager review date
Summary
During public comment, Jolene Carson alleged that two commissioners attempted to pressure or "trick" Mayor Hing regarding the timing of the city manager review, saying that would cause a violation; no response from commissioners is recorded in the transcript.
Jolene Carson, who identified herself as from Pure Township, used her public-comment time to allege that at the previous meeting two commissioners attempted to pressure or "trick" Mayor Hing about the date for a city manager performance review, saying such action "would cause a violation of" but the transcript cuts off before she finished that sentence.
Carson said, "Last meeting, it seemed that there was a deliberate attempt from 2 commissioners to pressure or trick mayor Hing and his decision in regards to the date of the city manager review, which would cause a violation of" (statement unfinished in the transcript). The transcript provides no response from the named commissioners or from Mayor Hing in the recorded segments.
The public-comment period began with an invocation by a person who identified as Pastor Road. That speaker offered a prayer referencing the biblical figure Elijah and urged leaders to remove "idols" that hinder community progress, saying, "Rain is coming, which is a blessing." The invocation and subsequent comments occurred after the board approved the agenda and minutes.
The transcript ends while Carson is making the allegation and does not record a reply or any formal follow-up action by the board in these segments.
