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Mayor Courtney Welch has finally released the charges she has been leveling at her colleague Council member Kalimah Priforce, for breaches of Emeryville’s Code of Ethics and Conduct to be voted on at a December 3rd City Council ‘special meeting’ at 6:30 pm. Ms Welch, part of what’s being called the ‘Gang of Four’ Council members, is hoping Mr Priforce will be censured and even sanctioned for the charges. For his part, Council member Priforce denies the charges.
Mayor Welch violated the Code of Ethics and Conduct herself when she went on a name calling rampage on her social media accounts against the editor of the Tattler, but the Gang of Four have steadfastly refused to bring the charges up for a vote. Name calling on social media by Council members is expressly forbidden according to the City Attorney John Kennedy as it constitutes a violation of the Code. The Code of Ethics and Conduct was written by Mr Kennedy and certified by a vote of the Council in September.
The Gang of Four City Council members are Courtney Welch, David Mourra, John Bauters and Sukhdeep Kaur. They are refusing to be held to account for their own violations of the Code of Ethics as they press charges of violations of the Code against Council member Priforce.
The Tattler will report the whole spectacle as it unfolds.
The City Council Resolution against Mr Priforce can be seen HERE.
This is terrible. Priforce must request censuring Welch as an agenda item. He has the power to bring Justice for you. Because Bauters know we have no power as citizens and only council controls the power to censure, only Priforce can bring justice to you from Welch’s attacks if he puts defending you on the agenda and force everyone to vote on it.
ReplyDeleteEthics for thee, none for me.
ReplyDeleteWhen a Code of Ethics charge, political in nature like the Welsh Censures and other non transparency charges against Priforce, the issue needs to be settled by an impartial group outside of city council by a neutral party. The Emeryville Code could have been written to include recusal when judging against their members. There are lots of examples of California city Code of Ethics that address how to handle these situations.
ReplyDelete- No excuses to act out “retributions” - figure out a way to be civil, come to an understanding, and put your work into the Common Good.
Is this right? There’s a dozen charges here on Kalimah. What a witch-hunt. It’s impossible anyone can commit so many charges. Trumped up charges.
ReplyDeleteWe must instate an independent city council impartial review committee that examines the statements and behaviors of the city council to determine what is reasonable and valid with an internal compass of moral integrity. The city council reviewing and judging themselves is something John Bauters, to protect himself and his ilk, structured to be called, "The Code of Ethics". In truth, it is neither ethical nor codified. It is a shield to protect the hidden culture within the city council that seeks to be paid for lobbying services to comfort real estate developers. These services are often called, "lecture presentations" or "administrative advice".
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