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stated, “Personally I don’t have an issue with it, I don’t
know...she feels pretty strongly about it, and I’ll support
that.” Councilor Nicks then stated, “Sure, go ahead, I’ll
support it, she feels strongly.”
When the issue was brought up on the agenda,
Councilor Burch made a motion to terminate Haack’s
contract without cause.
Councilor Nicks almost
immediately seconded the motion.
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When asked by Mayor Mitchell the reason for
her motion, Burch mentioned several issues indicating a
lack of confidence and lack of communication. “I think
it’s gotten to a point that it is beyond repair—I don’t think
I can trust his decision making,” stated Burch.
Burch mentioned Haack’s long winded responses
to questions that she said often drift off topic and that he
has “...walked up and down the street telling people they
can’t talk to each other.”
Mayor Mitchell responded that she
believed this was being done for personal reasons.
“Being that there is no basis—that nothing that
has been done on behalf of the City has been done
in a negative way.”
Mitchell continued, her voice cracking
with emotion, “You can’t tell me there hasn’t been
deliberation outside of the Council Chambers,
because there is and I’m sick of it and I’m going
to call you out on it. I didn’t become the Mayor
of this town to see this town become the laughing
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Mayor Mitchell. “So explain to me how it’s not
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personal.”
Councilor Nicks, referring to notes she
had on hand, mentioned that, according to the
City Administrator Ordinance, the role of the City
Administrator is “to promote cooperation among
the Council, staff and citizens in developing City
policies and developing a sense of community.”
“I don’t feel that this Council functions
as a whole and this is a problem,” stated Nicks.
“I’ve made an effort—I called in an outside party,
I’m trying to do everything that I can.”
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The outside party that Nicks was referring to is
Consultant and former Interim City Administrator for
Vernonia, Jim Johnson. Nicks had made a request and
received Council approval at a prior meeting to seek
assistance with communication problems among the
Council and with staff and had suggested Johnson.
According to Johnson, he met individually with Nicks,
Burch and Hudson all on April 28 prior to the May 2
Council meeting—he didn’t meet with Mayor Mitchell
and Councilor Randy Parrow and Haack until May 3 rd ,
the day after Haack was fired for his allegedly poor
communication.
Burch finally spoke up and stated that “The one
catalyst that brought me to this decision was the back of
this packet (referring to information regarding the DPSST
Investigation into Vernonia Police Officer Mike Kay).
“Thanks to people delivering it to the community before
Council had an opportunity to review it.”
{Editors Note: The City Council agenda and
supporting documents are made available to the Council,
press, and public on the Wednesday prior to the Monday
Council meeting. Information from the packet for the
May 2 meeting was sent out to members of the community
by email on Saturday April 30 th , three days after Council
had access to it. DPSST has made all their records on the
Kay investigation, a 900 page report, available as a Public
Record.}
Burch went on to state, “I pretty much figured
we’d let DPSST take care of this, and I was on board
with that—I’m OK with that. Whatever they decide is
fine.”
When Mayor Mitchell called for a vote—
Hudson, Nicks and Burch voted in the affirmative to
terminate the contract.
Councilor Burch then made a motion to have
Haack escorted from Council Chambers. She was
immediately reminded by Mayor Mitchell that Council
is required to give two weeks’ notice to
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