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The last Town Council Meeting held Sept. 18, 2014 was quite an embarrassment to the Town of Mammoth. We as a Council had the chance to move forward with the Mammoth Police Department, but the Council voted to move McIntosh back as Police Chief on a 5 to 2 vote. What made the Council vote to bring him back is beyond me. I do remember something (If I go down we all go down) I just don’t know.
Yes, the Mayor did threaten to remove me from the meeting again, but nothing happened. Finally after all these articles, someone is listening. We had an Attorney in one of the meetings and we are now getting help from outside agencies. I was told that the meetings are being conducted illegally and that the Mayor cannot run me out of the meetings without proper cause (not because he doesn’t like what I am questioning). The Mayor cannot stop me from talking to the press; he wanted me to get his permission, before I speak to the press or write any articles.
I was told in the meeting that I could not question why items were left off of the agenda, and that I should address the Council in Call to the Public. Addressing the Council in Call to the Public would do no good, because the Council cannot answer or discuss any items brought up, they are suppose to place it on the next agenda, but it never happens.
The Town wanted to apply for a loan in the amount of $600,000.00 that we, the people, would have to pay back. This loan was to be for the Reverse Osmosis System that originally was to be free.
After repeatedly losing grants, the grants were turned over to an outside agency to monitor and disburse the funds. Now we will be able to find out where the monies are being spent and if they are being spent on what they were awarded for.
The Mammoth Police Report was published and only to smear the Candidate running against the Mayor. When, in the Police reports, do they ever mention the PERSON’S NAME that was cited? NEVER. You rub my back and I’ll rub yours. What a way to run the Town Government. Since no one is allowed to speak in the meetings, maybe it is not a Government but a Dictatorship.
/s/ JOSEPH S. BREWER
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