Galesburg council takes city manager removal question off the table
After a lengthy and spirited public comment period, the Galesburg City Council removed a vote on dismissing the city manager from Monday's agenda.
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After a lengthy and spirited public comment period, the Galesburg City Council removed a vote on dismissing the city manager from Monday's agenda.
Galesburg City Council took no action in regard to City Manager Gerald's Smith employment on Monday night. Council however did convene into executive session to discuss Smith's job performance. Council voted 6-0 with one abstention to remove the item from the agenda of a special meeting that was held prior to the regular meeting. Questions were raised about the legality of the special meeting. City legal counsel Paul Mangieri confirmed that he believes Monday's special meeting was legal because three aldermen called for the meeting and they gave 48 hours' public notice. Sev...
Residents packed the Galesburg City Council Chambers for a special meeting Monday night.
Four council members called for a special meeting in which Gerald Smith could have been fired.
Galesburg City Council Monday night tabled a package of ordinances that would change several rules and details governing how council meetings are run.