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Present. Mayor Paui L
Deputy Mayor R argent
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Miller
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ra ld ine 0. Zambr i, CitymClerkra
Rrchara S. Taylor, Jr., City Attorney
mayor Lovestrand called a special Meeting to order at 5.30 PM
should dismiss the City Attorney. Mayor
and Dread ~e erp<s from the City charter w ich referred t
theehiring and discharge of the City A ney. ued saying
he believed the City Attorney should be tlischarged fork e due to
ent i cidents a h both police and fire/rescue units were
called to his home tfor ldomes tic disturbances.
Mayor L ted that the Orlando Sentinel, Sanford N rald
and o station played tapes o the r cident. aid
unfortunately, the gossip and pub lic itye hurtsn ent Mpeople
volvea a ity. aid he makes n sations n
places any blame afor the domestics disputes and that he was sorry
they happened.
Mayor S. estrand c e grounds for dismissal; first, that the
publicity damages t ity's image; s ond~ the personal problems
of the City A ney appear to have ehurt his productivity, foe
ample, the A ney has not produced a requested ordinance for
ae-annexat ion, to ordinance f inA a eighborhood n
Sleepy Nollow a aul[ e ordinance; third, his
of t ity Police Off icers ~ma nd he related some of the
commentstmade that were noted in the police eeports.
Mayor Lovestrand said he has o suggested that the
ity A ney quietly r sign forty t Dodo of t ity.
regretfully, he sa e rs asking the Commission to discharge him,
she believed the City A ney does bring a cloud o the City's
reputation and that i impinge on his handling of his office.
The issue, she sa id,t is ehis statements to the police that were
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rnappropriate; and statements using his position as City Attorney
Department held in disrepute and t hold t out a not
being able to handle the matte[ in a reasonablembusiness-likesway.
Mayor Lovestra nd a sed that there w motion and a and and
the v may n t be taken today aand he opened thesf loor for
di scussion ote of discussion, h ould b ask Mr.
Taylor if he wants a hearing and if he could be ready ein a week.
ssioner Miller called for the question o Mayor
estrand said that w out of order because theh Cha~terndoes not
allow the vote to be taken today.
that said officer may be discharged for c e by a ]/a v the
arge s e grounds upon which theam
sibased. a[s He asked what opossible c e there is to dismiss tM
Taylor. aid all anybody knows i t has been s ted i the
mediae H aid M Taylor bas m t lrkely m astatements
hewregeets, however, inappropriate c shaving sb
against the law. d the Commission's job i omdsthe
ork oof the people, n n judgment o matters that a
of their business o 1 [hat m should be addressed byna
aid hem has spoken at tlength with Me. Taylor and
cepts h the matter and therefore, accoed ingly, he
move thatr<heomeet ing be adjourned.
Mayor L and said a motion and a and h e been made [
adjourn but the b n the agenda has snot been concluded. He
then asked the City[Attorney for a euling.
. Taylor replied that under Roberts Rules of Ortler, a motron to
adjourn takes precedence over any other motion pending.
Mayor L and asked that the m and s and b inded a
a Town Ha1liMeeting will be held at3 the nextemeeting andsa lot of
people will be present and he would not like to arr this issue in
He said the attorney
Taylor s opinion he believed t ity should obtain
other independent c set w especT to this m
behalf, however, ~u he aidry r opinion r thatn the
should take a vote on whether to sqo forwa ed with the
publicsheari ng.
Commis.,roner Miller called th q est ion on the motion to adjourn.
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Mayor c ana e ,onea inat the ..sane wowia no q away ana
would come sup again ut
adjourn c by a three t vote w Meputy Mayoe
argenttoC rrMiller and C ing aye and
Mayor Lovestrandland Commissioner Benson voting cnay vo
J. Meet inq adjourned at 5.45 P.M.
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Paul uo~eetrana, Mayor
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