HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-02-08 10-070 ORDERCouncil Action
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Item No.
Date: February 8, 2010
Item/Subject: Order, Censuring City Councilor Harold A. Wheeler for Secretly
Recording a Conversation with City Staff
Responsible Department: Legal
Commentary:
Last week, Councilor Hal Wheeler secretly recorded a conversation between himself and
Bob Farrar, Deb Cyr, and Norm Heitmann, the Interim City Manager, Finance Director,
and City Solicitor respectively. This order censures the Councilor for his action.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated information:
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
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Passage _x
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Referral
Assigned to Councilor
CITY OF BANGOR
10 070
(TITLE,) ORDER Censuring City Councilor Harold A. Wheeler for Secretly Recording a
Conversation with City Staff
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2010, City Councilor Harold A. Wheeler met with the Interim City
Manager, City Finance Director, and City Solicitor; and
WHEREAS, Councilor Wheeler had requested that this meeting take place; and
WHEREAS, unbeknownst to any of the others present, Councilor Wheeler recorded the
meeting with a tape recorder concealed on his person; and
WHEREAS, Councilor Wheeler's action failed to comport with the standards of behavior and
rectitude generally expected of a City Councilor and, moreover, put an
unnecessary and harmful strain on the relationship between City staff and a
member of the City Council, thereby conflicting with the best interests of the City
of Bangor:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
City Councilor Harold A. Wheeler is hereby formally censured for secretly recording a
conversation with City employees.
IN CITY COUNCIL
February 8, 2010
Motion Made and Seconded to
Suspend the Rules to take up
10-070
Passed
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
DEPUTY CITY CL RR
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ORDER
(TITLE,) ('Pncnrino City Councilor
Harold A. Wheeler for secretly
-Recording a Conversation with City
Assigned to Councilor