We came together Monday evening, 65 or so of us, at the Fire Station, for a hearing on a proposed recall ordinance for the town of Paris. And we found... most interesting theater.
Any comments?
football game - no V Chairman
a few ordinance comments
Could 5 selectmen be recalled all at once - why, this could shut down the town...
With 5 individual petitions, yes, 5 selectmen could theoretically be headed toward a special recall election. That would certainly say a lot about the need for reform in our town......
[And all the registered voters in the Town of Paris who have to vote in a recall election would most certainly vote to shut down the town because they don't know any better.....]
mumbling and shuffling
I guess I should read this letter from the lawyer..."A recall election..."
Wait - Stop - this letter doesn't speak to what we voted to ask
sputter, mutter...We just got the letter today
Who sent the questions this letter gives answers to
nobody
This letter came from the lawyer out of the air?
nothing
Who sent this letter?
The Interim manager. Yes, it was him. (Int. Mgr. shakes head "No")
Perhaps it was the V. Ch. Yes it was him.
V Ch at football - out of reach...
We're finished here. Now we....
Extraneous comments and run-on sentences excluded to preserve the readers' sanity. This all really happened. There are witnesses. Who could make this up?
Next morning (8-25-09) at the town office, under a closer and rather lengthy inspection, the following information was revealed: Town Clerk was able to provide a copy of the letter faxed from Town Attorney Geoff Hole, 2:06 pm 8-24-09, and with further pressing, managed to come up with the fax cover sheet sent to the lawyer 8:57 am 8-24-09 , minus any questions.
Int. Mgr. Thorne responded, with still more pressing, "The chairman of the board called me yesterday morning and asked me to fax a copy of the petitioned ordinance to the town attorney - so, that's what I did."
A little lying, a little dragging of feet (because who would want a recall ordinance if it meant someone might actually get petitioned for a recall election?), some smoke and mirrors. Quite interesting theater. Not much about recall ordinances...
