At last week's Governance Committee and then again at the full meeting of County Council, President Lori Vargo Heffner went off on what she thinks was conduct that crosses the line. Although she named no one, she said this person should apologize for his behavior at the July 3 meeting. Although she named no names, she was referring to Ken Kraft, a walking and talking violation of the Code of Civility. That's just how he rolls.
At that meeting, which followed news about an agency LPN who was arrested following what she claimed was an attempted exorcism of one of Gracedale's residents, McClure suggested the need for an executive session to discuss potential litigation and personnel matters. Since this kind of conduct exposes the county to liability and raises the question of why that nurse was able to stay in that resident's room for two hours with no supervision, an executive session was warranted. But Tom Giovanni and John Brown, without explanation, voted No.
On their way to the back room, Kraft launched this little zinger at Giovanni.
"Hey Tom, you can just sit there since you voted No."
Amazingly, this is what set Vargo-Heffner off.
Without question, Kraft is a miserable bastard. He's almost as bad as me. But he delivers his barbs with just a little more humor and a little less venom. It's hard to get mad at him.
Besides, he's right. I can think of several instances in which Council members in several municipalities refused to participate in executive sessions because they felt they were unwarranted.
So No, I do not consider Ken Kraft's conduct on July 3 as being even close to a violation of the Code of Civility. Nor do I consider John Brown's statements that the administration lies as a violation.
The danger of the Code of Civility, or as Council member Jeff Warren calls it, the Code of Civilty, is that it can be weaponized. Council member Ron Heckman made this observation as well.
Let me summarize this sophomoric post:
ReplyDelete"They did it! No, they did it. They did it! They did it first! They're bad! They're badder! I'm rubber and you're glue ..."
The only one who lacks civility on that board is Keegan.
ReplyDeleteIts really sad to see someone who lacks the awareness to recognize how dumb she truly is.
He Kelly, maybe you should go back to Forks Supervisor Board. That seems to be more your speed.
Keegan hurts Goofredo's feelings and he "goes home feeling worse than before the meeting", blah, blah, blah. Grow up John, no one is there to make Republicans feel better about themselves for lying, obstructing, and being overall babies. And no one is there to sing Kumbaya.
DeleteKraft sounds like tRUMP - always saying stuff that doesn't need to be said. Bad case of hoof and mouth disease
ReplyDeleteThere is absolutely no reason in the world to vote NO when the County Executive needs to disseminate personnel information to the County Council, and those two morons voted No. I guess they don't want to know what's going on. And then to top off them being morons they choose to attend and be hypocrites!
ReplyDeleteBut the best part of your post Bernie is that you chose to add that Warren miss used the word civility. You are such a petty jerk and that's using a euphemism!!!
Yeah, it wasn't very civilty of me.
DeleteGiovanni literally cannot read. He’s a simpleton. He doesn’t know the word “residual”, yet you pick on Warren for bollocksing the word “civility.”
ReplyDeleteTom and John once again proving they’re great leaders! As for LVH she’s just mad Ken was mean to her pal Tom who she hopes to use in her run for Congress that she thinks she entitled to. Miserable woman
ReplyDeleteKelly Keegan seems active on this post
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