Post by Logan on Jan 21, 2016 0:39:22 GMT -6
The discord between some Democratic members of Cincinnati City Council and the mayor has gotten so bad that council members Chris Seelbach, Yvette Simpson and Wendell Young turned down the mayor's invitation to talk weekly, city emails obtained by The Enquirer show.
Seelbach agreed to meet once to talk about their "professional relationship," but didn't mince words in his response to Mayor John Cranley about why he didn't want to meet weekly: "...Our professional relationship (or lack thereof) has absolutely nothing to do with the streetcar, me being more progressive or past campaigns. It has to do with you treating people like s--t. You treating people with no respect."
Cranley asked Seelbach to reconsider. In an email, he wrote: "I asked for a meeting so that we can improve our professional relationship and work together to move our city forward. I believe that the citizens want us to have a better relationship which can lead to better public policy."
The effort to reach out dates back to the failed park levy last year, in which the majority of council found themselves opposing Cranley's effort to pass the tax. After the election, in an Enquirer editorial, Cranley promised better collaboration. Seelbach then tweeted that Cranley needed to go further.
Continued at www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/20/seelbach-cranley-treats-people-like-shit/79059606/
Seelbach agreed to meet once to talk about their "professional relationship," but didn't mince words in his response to Mayor John Cranley about why he didn't want to meet weekly: "...Our professional relationship (or lack thereof) has absolutely nothing to do with the streetcar, me being more progressive or past campaigns. It has to do with you treating people like s--t. You treating people with no respect."
Cranley asked Seelbach to reconsider. In an email, he wrote: "I asked for a meeting so that we can improve our professional relationship and work together to move our city forward. I believe that the citizens want us to have a better relationship which can lead to better public policy."
The effort to reach out dates back to the failed park levy last year, in which the majority of council found themselves opposing Cranley's effort to pass the tax. After the election, in an Enquirer editorial, Cranley promised better collaboration. Seelbach then tweeted that Cranley needed to go further.
Continued at www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/20/seelbach-cranley-treats-people-like-shit/79059606/