Resolutions by Cole and Thomas
It seemed like an odd thing for a city councilman to hesitate on, a resolution in support of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health relocating in Bond Hill as opposed to in Clermont County.
But when Laketa Cole's resolution to do just that came up for a vote Wednesday, Cecil Thomas paused. Then, holding the resolution in his hand, he paused a little longer and smiled. Then he voted yes, as the rest of the nine did.
Thomas explained later that he was a little annoyed that Cole wanted her resolution to slide right through, while two weeks earlier his resolution in support of his unity statement had to be sent to a committee because Cole and others had questions. It ultimately passed unanimously Wednesday also, but not without Thomas trying to make his point.
"I was just reminding her," he said.
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at 9:04 AM, May 11, 2007 
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at 2:46 PM, May 11, 2007 
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at 12:32 AM, July 10, 2007 
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Post a Comment*is he kidding?
hahahaha! good for him. i was there when she threw a fit at a council meeting because she needed "time" to read a unity resolution that she knew she was going to vote for anyway. she deserves it.
That is exactly why citizens say we dont know what we are doing. Playing tic or tact is really childish.
I didnt ask for the resolution to pass without questions, however the BondHill community did. If he had questions I would have been happy to answer it. But rather make a point. And the only point was made was either on of childlike behavior or being against a neighborhood who wanted improvement and to have a Council person play games, is just childish.
I did not object to his resolution, but I did have a question, because there was a statement where it appeared to be binding Council and I wanted to know what it meant. Let me also point out he had just passed the resolution out, while the Bondhill resolution had been on his desk since before the meeting started.
I am voted by the citizens and they do not expect me to rubber stamp something just because it says unity. It is important to understand what we are voting on and for, it is a rare occassion that I vote on something and then say "what did we just vote on?"
Citizens expect me to know what I am voting on and if I do not I ask questions.
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