More on Holloway's Hardball
Embattled Milwaukee County Board Chair not only asked Lynne DeBruin to step down from her committee leadership position, he made the request of all of the supervisiors (who are chairs or vice chairs of committees) who have called for a special meeting of the Board on February 20th.
I've confirmed this is the general text of the letters Holloway sent to Supervisors DeBruin, Cesarz, Devine, McCue, Rice and Schmitt:
This is Holloway's way of reasserting his authority. But I have to say, Holloway asking anyone else to step aside from a leadership position is quite ironic.You recently signed a petition to the County Clerk to hold a special meeting of the County Board to elect a Chairman. In addition, I appointed you to serve as (insert position: e.g. Chairman of Parks Committee.)
Because of this situation, as well as the need for continued cooperation and communication between the County Board Chairman and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of standing committees, I am requesting that you inform me as to whether you can continue to work with me in your leadership capacity under the current circumstances at the County Board.
As you know, I believe I am exercising my constitutional rights of due process in defending myself against what I believe to be unfounded and unfair ethics charge.
You have even expressed your opinion that I have the right to do this.
I am now asking you to inform me whether you feel you can continue to work with me given this situation.
If you believe you cannot continue to work with me, I would request that you resign from your current position as (insert position) until due process has been completed.
I would like you to give this your careful thought and give me an answer by Monday, February 13.
Thank you for your response.
Part of the reason the supervisors asked for Holloway to step aside while he fights the ethics charges is because he's been distracted. They claim his ethics case is keeping him from running the board. They are worried that there hasn't been coordination and communication for months. Now he worries that their actions will impede the work that needs to get done?
7 Comments:
February 20, and Holloway's criminal conviction on felony charges, cannot come soon enough.
There is no criminal investigation; but don;t let the truth stop you.
Steveegg, it's a civil ethics case, not criminal, FYI.
I'm hopeful that it will turn criminal, and that E. Michael McCan't won't be involved to tank the case.
Read the papers, the feds already looked at it; nada. Sorry, you may just have to leave Holloway to the voters, remember them? Occasionally, the voters still get to choose who holds office.
RE that last post....are you always such an angry person (I can tell your writing from other posts too), or just when it comes to your buddy Holloway?
He needs to go...unfortunately it's been proven that his constituency continues to allow rampant unethical behavior. So as Chairperson, representing all of us...we need to make sure he's GONE! One way or another.
I think its fair to say there is a little anger. I find it pretty offensive how thoughtlessly and often dishonestly issues dealing with real people are often talked about.
For example: Nothing's been "proven." Even worse -- look how casually you can declare that a portion of Milwaukee's citizens should not be permitted to vote for their representatives.
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