It's Ground Hog Day

Trouble in the Kingdom?

The legal and political battle over the ethics case against Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway intensified Wednesday as a group of supervisors sought support for an attempt to oust him from his leadership post.

They gathered signatures on a demand for a special meeting of the County Board at which they contend a new board chairman could be elected. They said a majority is needed to get a special meeting.

The legality of any move to elect a new chairman in the middle of a term remains to be seen.

I spoke to my supervisor yesterday for nearly 15 minutes. While there is a growing frustration on the part of the Board, it is unclear whether enough of them will have the guts and the personal integrity to see this through.

As long as Holloway remains chair, the entire board is sullied by developments like this:

Meanwhile, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Richard Sankovitz again ruled against Holloway, who is trying to invalidate an ethics complaint that accuses him of 90 civil violations.

Holloway's attorney, Jeremy Levinson, had asked Sankovitz, in effect, to put the ethics case on hold while Holloway takes the dispute to the Court of Appeals.

...Levinson said he would file emergency motions today with the Court of Appeals seeking to overturn what he contends was a sloppy and unlawful Ethics Board investigation.

The alarm clock went off this morning and Sonny and Cher were singing "I got you babe." How many more days will we be forced to hear that song?

If you live in Milwaukee County and want to know how your supervisor stands on this issue, the number to call is 414-278-4222. Ask your county supervisor if they've signed the letter seeking a special meeting of the board. Let me know what you hear.

When I get a copy of the letter, I will post. I will also post the names of those who signed the document, those who have publicly come out in support of a new chairman as well as those who have come to Holloway's defense.