So what was Mr. Shahady's tirade about? Is there something else in dispute here?

Mr. Shehady's slimy politics again. Mr Shehady knows the process. He was grandstanding and made a pitiful attempt cast doubt on the competence of the new TC.He is taking advantage of the public who might not know that the resolution was to approve the first step in the process, authorizing that contracts be written. Of course no one read them before they voted. They didn't exist!! When they are written, every member of the TC should not only read them, they better scrutinize them. This is slimy politics on Mr. Shehady's part.

Voice your tantrums are childish. Youre just regurgitating what Bandrowski wrote (are you Bandrowski) or likely what the puppetmaster Bergen wrote (maybe your Bergen) or are you Amlen? How nasty can you get? Not only that but Shehady explained how it really works.
http://springfield.patch.com/blog_posts/bandrowski-resorts-to-shameful-politics
Guess you didn't read that? He even gave facts and gave a copy of the resolution instead of just name-calling and lying like you and Bandrowksi. The resolution doesn't say anything about "when they are written". If that is how the process works, and that was just the "first step" why didn't any of the democrats say that at the meeting? In fact, Bandrowski lied on record when he asked and she said she read it. Then she looked to the puppets and they told her no so she changed her story. If she is so smart to give a lesson in civics why didn't she say that at the meeting instead of looking so confused. To top it off, Amlen was clueless too. He said the Administrator and CFO read it which they admitted they didn't. So he didn't know the process either after 2 years to explain it. It seems this "process" was created after they messed up. This is slimy politics on your part and their part.

dana you have no clue what you are talking about. not only is shehady a phony he did the same exact thing on january 1, 2012. its standard procedure that the party in charge hires their own attorney to work with. on january 1 in the 2012 reorganization shahady was named mayor and he promptly named attorneys with no contracts being signed. this makes him a hypocrite. in addition what shehady did was more shady as he added over 80,000.00 to the attorneys bills at the end of the calendar year to stick it to the democrats. this is on the record when he changed the amendment to add money to the budget for attorneys which were his republican choice. now the democrats are running it so they chose their own attorney. it goes both ways dana. it seems you look through rose colored glasses.

i noticed that Marc & Ziad's posts didnt allow for comment. i guarantee they did this by design. This to me is blocking peoples freedom of speech who want to oppose anything they wrote. personally I dont know enough about the law to comment but I feel by blocking others right to free speech this is just a continuation of the 2012 former Mayor's antics and its not appreciated. Let people speak. Some will agree and others wont. to me all patch articles should allow comments. I dont always agree but at least as i have said many times people should be able to say how they feel on any issue.

I feel the same way you do.... it is all a power play, like a bunch of school kids to see who is more popular with the most friends - honestly, even the kids in town are learning how to do it.... i am disgusted with both parties' antics, from Barnett/Bandrowski hiding his SEC fraud , to the Krauss/Fernandez junket.... I'm tempted to run myself next time -

Correct Walter.

Mr. Freeman, you are referring to criminal activities and of course I would not have respect for people proven to do this things. About leaving town, civics 101 or town meetings - those are not reasons to disrespect people- Hiring party members for positions, well that is the way politics is done going back to George Washington - so like it or not, it is what it is. My only point is that regardless of what personal feelings people may have for each other, they should be put aside in a professional manner to get a job done. I have sat at many conference room tables doing deals with people I did not like but acted professionally to get the job at hand done. My comment on here was just an expression of opinion. Not for one political agenda or another. Just a dismay of reading the three Patch articles by current and former committee people. I did not realize I would be chastised for it.

Ah, Walter G! I see Jeff Rosenberg has abandoned his other alias and sprouted a new one. I enjoy your seemingly impartial commentary. Oh, and anonimous (and the other 50 other Fraenkel/Bergen/Amlen aliases), I'm not who you think I am. I can't speak for the others you accuse of being Shehady, but I'm not them, they're not me, and I'm someone else. They wish!

The only reason I'm even responding is because I haven't condoned behavior by either party of late. By bringing my name up only further confirms in my mind, and probably that of others, that you are Shehady. Give it a rest already, because my posts have only identified that infighting and poor behavior, and not necessarily bad decisions. Bad decisions will be made by both sides and as long as the proper procedures are used that's all we, as residents, can be concerned with. The ballot booths are where we get to express our pleasure or displeasure with those who have made the decisions.

No harm done. Thank you.