Board of Aldermen 05-28-2019 Page 20
The other thing that | want to say is there was another speaker earlier this evening who brought up the
fact that in his opinion our Board President had a conflict of interest. Well | can tell you for a fact that
having been the Vice President of this Board, | had had another corporation counsel look into it and
there is no conflict of interest there for Alderman Wilshire to be Chairing that Committee. That is another
horse that has beaten to death and that is another political tirade of someone who knows that there is an
election around the corner. So | have had enough with this kind of stuff, we need to leave the politics out
of here and we need to do what’s right for this City. And we need to start doing it now.
Alderman Dowd
Yes the reason | brought up the challenge is because I’ve been on Labor Relations Boards before who
have the hiring and firing capability. When we have personnel issues they are discussed in non-public
for very good reasons. | was concerned that something was going to be said on one side or the other
that was going to jeopardize anything that a special investigator might have to do. So this is not the
place to discuss it, there is a special investigator that has been hired and that’s where it should stay. It
should not be being discussed at this meeting.
Committee announcements:
Alderman Dowd
Tomorrow night is the first Budget Wrap Up and | would like people to be prepared; if they have any
motions that they want to entertain please have them be written out in advance. Please be as specific
as you can, | can’t say any of them will pass but if they do, then the Budget Committee will get to vote on
it. If the majority of the Budget Committee feels that it’s OK, it will go forward, once we pass the Budget
to the Full Board of Aldermen, it will take the form of a modification to the Mayor’s Budget if we make
those modifications. Just to remind people, when it comes back to the Full Board, if it is an increase in
the Mayor's Budget it is going to take 10 votes; if it's a decrease it is 8 votes. So just wanted to let you
know that. | know some of the members of the Budget Committee have been talking to Department
heads, if there is any information that you have collected that is associated with a motion you are going
to make, | would prefer that you give that information to the entire Board as soon as possible so that
they will have that information to make their decisions on.
Alderman Clemons
Will Treasurer Fredette be there tomorrow?
Mayor Donchess
| think so yes. You are the Budget Committee Wrap Up? Yes if you’d like him, | will be there as well as
Treasurer Fredette and Mr. Griffin.
Alderman Clemons
Great thank you.
Alderman Dowd
It might be a good thing to have the CFO as well.
President Wilshire
Yes he said that.
