Ward 1 Newsletter (5/6/25): Municipal budget
The City Council on May 1 voted 5-3 against adopting state legislation that under certain circumstances would have permitted the council to increase the total amount appropriated for the schools over that requested by the mayor. Voting to approve the measure were Quaverly Rothenberg of Ward 3, Jeremy Dubs of [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (4/26/25): Not seeking reelection
I will not be a candidate for reelection to the City Council in this year's municipal election so I can pursue other interests. I also hope to encourage a new generation of leaders to participate in municipal government. New departments established during my two terms are the Division of Community [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (4/8/25): Control over school budget
The City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to refer to its Finance Committee, of which I am vice chair, an order filed by Rachel Maiore of Ward 7 that would give the council authority to increase the school budget over the amount requested by the mayor. A date has not [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (3/31/25): Ordinance Review Committee
The Ordinance Review Committee. of which I am a member, will hold its organizational meeting virtually at 6 p.m. Monday, March 31. Here is the Zoom link to participate (passcode 756923): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81957565275 I will be joined on the committee by at-large Councilor Garrick Perry and Jeremy Dubs of Ward 4, [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (3/16/25): Picture Main Street
The City Council Committee on Community Resources will meet with Picture Main Street Pardon Our Progress Committee members at 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 17, in the City Council chambers, 212 Main St. Here is the Zoom link for remote participation: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87998064717 The Pardon Our Progress is a collaboration among municipal [...]
Ward 1 Newsletter (3/14/25): Censure vote
The City Council on March 12 voted 7-1 to adopt a resolution I cosponsored with at-large Councilor Marissa Elkins and President Alex Jarrett of Ward 5 to censure Quaverly Rothenberg of Ward 3 for egregious conduct during a phone call to the public safety dispatch center at 11:19 p.m. Feb. [...]