Slog - Comments on Text Messages from City Hall

Comment by Redshirt

Redshirt — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:43:24 -0800

"I'm dying for her Slog post"... gross.

Comment by LH

LH — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:44:05 -0800

Nick said that Council meeting rules required a vote to allow public comment. He wasn't shutting it down, he was indicating to his collegues that they needed to make a motion to waive the rules that say no public comment on "Special Full Council meetings." Regular Full Council meetings on the otherhand, by Council rules, have public comment at the start.

Comment by Mr. X

Mr. X — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:48:37 -0800

Hmm, ECB letting her personal agenda color her coverage? I'm shocked, I tell ya, shocked.

Comment by Josh Feit

Josh Feit — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:52:50 -0800

Me too, Mr. X. I'll have to ding her for that.

Comment by ECB

ECB — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:53:10 -0800

Council members can change the rules, and do so all the time. And Nick spoke against having public comment, saying that if there had been a vote on Monday there would have been public comment, but that because there wasn't, there would be no public comment.

Comment by ECB

ECB — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:55:06 -0800

And Nick did not say allowing public comment required a vote. He said "it would be unfair to allow people to testify" and outright opposed doing so. Talk about personal agendas, LH!

Comment by Cascadian

Cascadian — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:56:44 -0800

So, if it's two separate votes, does that mean the following?:

* Both proposals fail -- nothing is done, money goes to 520.
* Both proposals pass -- the one with more votes goes forward.
* One passes, the other fails -- the one that passes goes forward.

And more importantly, is funding included or approved in these proposals, or is it an advisory vote that would either enable the council to approve funding details later, or require a second vote on funding?

I look forward to clarification on all of these points.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:40:45 -0800

ECB - loved your next SLOG comment about Richard Conlin's voice.

Comment by david Sucher

david Sucher — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:29:33 -0800

If both fail -- which is likely and which should be the result -- then we get to sit around and "share" our deepest feelings about how to recall the Council and Mayor.

Can it be done in one vote? i.e. we recall all of them at once. Don't worry -- their absence will not be noticed.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:01:32 -0800

Technically, you have to file separate recall petitions for each individual.

Comment by J.R.

J.R. — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:25:05 -0800

And you have to state an actual reason (malfeasance, misfeasance or violation of the oath of office) for the recall and impress a judge enough to allow you to start gathering signatures. Hint: A political disagreement ain't enough.