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A Point of Order was called by Ms. Ricci stating Mr. Price was lying. There was a vote <br />taken in Executive Session in February of 2009. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert made a Point of Order in that the only thing that could be made public out of the <br />Executive session would be the vote. <br /> <br />Mr. Price said to clarify that in open public session this came to the floor when Mayor <br />Adams presided over the Council. Ms. Ricci asked for a date. Mr. Crow said it was a <br />budget resolution regarding the budget of the City of University City and to the best of his <br />knowledge the Ward two representatives did not vote for it. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked the City Clerk if a vote taken in Executive Session was open for the <br />public and Ms. Pumm said that any votes taken with a Roll Call in Executive session are <br />open to the public. <br /> <br />Mr. Kraft asked for a Point of Information stating that the vote the past Council took was a <br />vote on a Resolution and not an ordinance and did not actually move money and did not <br />actually show up on the budget. He said it was only the budget that Council passed in June <br />of 2010, moved the money and the record reflects Ms. Watson shaking her head to agree. <br />Mr. Kraft said the only binding vote that the Council took on the buyout was in June of 2010. <br /> <br />Mr. Price moved to another point that stated he verbally attacked Councilmember Kraft on <br />three occasions. He asked how many times had he been verbally interrupted this evening <br />by Mr. Kraft. Another point said questioning the City Manager while not providing him <br />sufficient time to respond. Mr. Price said if you tell me that actions are not going to be taken <br />until we discuss, then get an email: people laid off, people terminated. If he was told it <br />would not be discussed, then actions were taken before any discussion; he will get upset. <br />Mr. Price said the City Manager’s action affect the people he represents. He said he can’t <br />let anything go on with no verbal discussion. Mr. Price said he doesn’t know when his time <br />starts or stops as he keeps getting interrupted. Another point was he spoke in a bullying <br />fashion and Mr. Price asked what is more bullying than getting emails at one in the morning <br />and questioning the City Manager about where the other grant came from. Mr. Price said <br />that maybe it is pay-back because he didn’t support her for Mayor for two elections and said <br />the new council thinks “If I can’t beat him at the polls then I will fabricate information to try to <br />remove him from office” because if he ran again he would win again. <br /> <br />CITIZEN COMMENTS <br />Holston Black, 1336 Mendell <br />Mr. Black said he was appalled at the conduct of the meeting. He said it was strictly racism <br />that was happening at the meetings. <br /> <br />Mae Etta Weston, 1595 Mendell Dr. <br />Ms. Weston made note that most of the African Americans were on one side and most of <br />the whites were on the other side and it was not by accident. She said you sit with the <br />people you feel comfortable with and there is a discomfort in this City. Ms. Weston said the <br />rage that is boiling underneath has to be addressed for this City to move forward. She said <br />Mr. Price has received two reprimands from Mayor Welsch and felt it was a selective <br />process as to who receives one. Ms. Weston said the only thing she saw Mr. Price move <br />were his lips. She said to the Mayor that there are other persons just as deserving of a <br />reprimand. She said Mr. Kraft has posted confidential correspondence on his website. Ms. <br /> <br /> 16 <br /> <br />