Public criticizes mayor's social‑media post; mayor offers a response later in meeting

During public comment Joe Tonan criticized a mayoral Facebook post — comparing it to a Minnesota bill that sought to label a political reaction as a psychiatric syndrome — and said labeling opponents as mentally ill "is both wrong and dangerous." Tonan said local outreach organizations that serve people with mental‑health needs were harmed by rhetoric that trivializes serious conditions and urged better leadership for local support teams.

The mayor declined to respond during the public comments and asked Tonan to remain until the end of the meeting. Later the mayor addressed the remarks on the record, saying his post was a numerical illustration intended for readers to understand large numbers and that it was not a statement about any individual's mental health. "I don't have TDS," he said, adding that his post was aimed at explaining scale and not meant as a personal attack. The attorney reminded the public that city meetings must limit comments to matters within the council's jurisdiction and that the council is not seeking to infringe on free speech rights.