Board of Aldermen Page 13
June 14, 2016
committee came through with some reasonable things and | thought it was a place to start. | think the
newspaper editorial captured it right that the Bill before the Aldermen gives the city the tools needed to
deal with these repeat offenders while maintaining an appeals process and so forth. But, in fairness, |
think several of these people also had good points. | don’t know if this will pass tonight but | would hope
that you maintain and build in flexibility to keep some of these good people’s concerns in the forefront
with it. | appreciate the efforts because something had to get done and | appreciate the committee’s
work to get something started, thank you.
Mr. Joseph Haas
Two of you Aldermen know who | am because | sent them an e-mail back in April and | checked the
website today and it’s not listed under correspondence. Do you have to be a resident of this city in order
to get correspondence over to the full council here?
President McCarthy
| don’t know how you submitted it.
Mr. Haas
| sent it to the City Clerk, | see her sitting right there, Patty and your assistant, she’s the one that told me
to come here and just you know, talk; she didn’t say to sign up. Also the Mayor, | wrote you an e-mail
and | talked with you on the phone. This is with regard to my attending an auction back in November
over at the Mayflower, McLaughlin Transportation. | got there before the auction occurred, it was
advertised as a public auction and they told me to scram and to get out. The owner didn’t want me on
his property.
President McCarthy
Does this have anything to do with is on our agenda to be acted upon this evening?
Mr. Haas
Yes, item #13, | presume is your increase in compensation of your elected officials, is that still on?
President McCarthy
Of “elected officials” yes.
Mr. Haas
Yes, an elected official meaning the Town Clerk who isn’t doing her job as far as | am concerned.
President McCarthy
No, the Bill deals with paying personnel who work at the polls on Election Day.
Mr. Haas
Okay, | didn’t see the details on-line, I’m sorry. So | wait until the public section later in order to discuss
what | was hoping, not to waste your time, but if the two; Dowd and Lopez, if they had transferred that e-
mail over to the rest of you | wouldn’t have to be here today. And Lavoie, I’ve been to his police
commission and him too and | voiced my frustration over there. Me as a citizen wanting to spend money
