FRANKLY, I DO GIVE A DAMN.

I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE WITHOUT EXPRESSING MY DISPLEASURE AT MEMBERS OF THE CARSON CITY COUNCIL WHO CONTINUE TO DISRUPT MEETINGS BY GRANDSTANDING AND INTERRUPTING OTHER MEMBERS. I REFUSE TO TAKE SIDES. THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHO NEEDS TO BE CALLED OUT, COUNCILWOMAN LULA DAVIS-HOLMES, COUNCILMAN MIKE GIPSON, AND MAYOR JIM DEAR. IT HAS BECOME MY MISSION TO REMIND THEM THAT AS A "GENERAL LAW CITY", CITY BUSINESS AND CONDUCT IS GOVERNED BY STATE LAW. THE MAYOR IS THE TITULAR HEAD OF THE CITY. HE IS ALSO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. HE ENFORCES RULES PERTAINING TO THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CHALLENGES TO THE RULING FROM THE CHAIR, THEY ARE TO BE RESOLVED BY THE PARLIMENTARIAN (IN THIS CASE, THE CITY ATTORNEY). ALTHOUGH THE MAYOR IS ESSENTIALLY ONE-FIFTH OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT A DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR OF A GENERAL LAW CITY DOES HAVE SOME POWERS DELEGATED TO HIM BY STATE LAW. MEMBERS OF AN ELECTED BODY REPRESENT ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY IN WHICH THEY ARE ELECTED. I KEEP HEARING COUNCILMEMBERS DAVIS-HOLMES AND GIPSON PROCLAIM THAT THEY REPRESENT THE CITIZENS WHO VOTED FOR THEM. i GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU, I DIDN'T VOTE FOR EITHER OF YOU BUT I'M STILL YOUR BOSS, REMEMBER THAT. I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR PEOPLE WHO DEMAND RESPECT BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO GIVE IT WHEN IT'S DUE. RESPECT IS A TWO WAY STREET. YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT IF YOU WANT IT.