Citizens For A Responsible Government -- Ken Chambers

Mayor Boyce Whatley has used our tax money to attack Councilman Ken Chambers. Let's view the "charges."

The Mayor's Attack	The Truth
Mayor tells Chambers to step down	Aside from the fact that "god" Whatley has no right to change the will of the voters, all "charges" were dropped.
The use of the abbreviation "B/F" is inappropriate misconduct.	Chambers confirmed that Ms. Walsh had taken no offense to the use of that language. Further, the City of Midlothian identifies the persons, by gender, age and race in the same manner. See e.g., “Annual Operating Budgeting, October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008”, page 8.
“Good Old Boy Club”. Chambers' use of that term is inappropriate misconduct.	It is well-known that the term suggests a system of providing benefits among those in power to the exclusion of others who may disagree, and often to the detriment of the taxpayers and the community.
Unprofessional interrogation and questioning of staff during public debates.	Chambers is not afraid to ask questions that need to be asked; all "charges" were dropped.
Misrepresentation concerning legal expenses related to annexation and misrepresenting growth projections.	Chambers: I did extensive research and made extensive inquiry prior to making those statements. I can fully substantiate my belief that the City has spent the amounts reflected on legal expenses. I have also done extensive research to support my conclusions that my statements regarding growth projections. Here again, Mayor Whatley and I do not agree, but that disagreement is no basis for the accusation of propriety or unethical conduct.
Mayor: "It looks as though your RCAA constituents were were clued in on executive session discussion. Did you discuss with anyone outside of executive chambers any portion of the conversation that was conducted at that meeting? Would you be willing to testify to this under oath? You may be treading on very thin ice."	OAG, Page 25: It is not clear whether a governing body may affirmatively prohibit its members from publicly discussing what takes place in executive session. Attorney General Opinion No. JM-1071 (1989) implies that such a restriction may violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
e-mail from Whatley to a Midlothian citizen on 4/2/2008: "There are multiple complaints from citizens, staff and council that will have to be addressed. Once all the information is made public, you may feel differently about your neighbor."	An open records request revealed there were no complaints whatsoever. So, either the mayor's e-mail is a lie, or the city is not properly responding to open records requests.

What do we expect next? We expect this flagrant violation of Chambers' rights to result in a lawsuit to the city, and to each council member individually (or at least all the members of the subcommittee), all of which will be paid for by us -- the taxpayers.

Obviously associated with the item above, these signs are appearing in Midlothian -- from what we've seen, mainly inside the city limits: