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Residents accuse mayor of bullying, urge censure during heated public comment
Summary
Multiple residents accused the mayor of using his official platform to attack private citizens and pressured the council to censure him; speakers described online posts, alleged threats to withdraw modest nonprofit funding, and called for accountability and transparency.
Several residents used the public-comment period to call for accountability, alleging the mayor used his official platform to attack private citizens and to threaten retaliation against a nonprofit program.
One resident who identified herself for the record asked the council "to censure Mayor Bradbury's behavior," saying the mayor publicly posted critical material about her on his official mayoral page and that city funding for a youth leadership program she directs was later removed. In her remarks she characterized the conduct as "retribution" and "abuse of power," and said she had pursued records and open-records requests related to the matter.
Other commenters echoed concerns about civility and transparency. Cindy Eid and Maureen Gianone urged greater openness around communications and the city27s process for the proposed performing arts center town halls, saying residents lacked accessible documentation and recorded town-hall materials.
Council did not take immediate disciplinary action during the meeting. Several residents who spoke in support of the mayor and other city initiatives also addressed the council in the same meeting; the range of comments illustrated a sharply divided public mood ahead of an election cycle and the PAC ballot question.
