If you are as concerned about the negative energy that seems biased as you state you are, then you will dig in and do your homework and conduct our business in a way that gives us confidence in fairness, transparency and due deliberation in your discussion of our business. And yes, you are to be commended for your volunteer work as a councilwoman. I am happy for you that others are giving you affirmative feedback. We all need that. Even constituents, Ms. Neff.

An example of real “negativity” was your insulting public remark to Debbie Mahler at a council meeting about a personnel matter. Any thing of that sort you should have addressed to her in private. She is an employee entititled to professional courtesy.

As per your bylaws, one of the few times the council is supposed to go into executive session is to address personell matters. The proper public outcome of any session like that would be a statement about POLICY: either a confirmation of the present employee chain/flow of questions/concerns or
a proposal for changes in it.

When Debbie was forced by you to defend herself and responded to your innapropriate remark by mentioning that the mayor reprimanded Mary Jo McCardle for doing the same thing, why didn’t you apologize to her on the spot?

You have not yet publicly apologized to Debbie for your hurtful words. This is another chance for you to do so. Others have asked you to do this but so far, you haven’t responded in any way. I’d like an
answer from you. Thank you.

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