By adamg on Wed., 12/19/2012 - 11:40 am
The Dorchester Reporter provides the blow-by-blow of a blowup over diversity in city government between Councilor Charles Yancey (Dorchester) and city attorney William Sinnott:
The back-and-forth between Yancey and Sinnott and shouts from audience members caused a City Council administrative staffer to call the municipal police force, which sent several officers up to the fifth floor to check in on the hearing.
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Arroyo's people probs had
By TheVanJones
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:44am
Arroyo's people probs had Whole Foods flashbacks.
you don't "run a meeting the way you want to"
By anon
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 11:58am
...you run it the way the council rules say.
Yancy pulled the same shit at the bike safety meeting. He actually said "I'm sure we'd talk forever about a subject we love" just a couple of hours after a kid died.
Sounds like Sinnott knows how to grandstand himself
By Dan Farnkoff
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 12:45pm
My impression throughout the years, both in City Hall and out, has been that Big Bill is pretty much a tool, military service notwithstanding.
No good guys
By Lunchbox
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 1:23pm
So Yancey cherry-picked some people to lob allegations of racism, without allowing any time or opportunity for rebuttal. Sounds like a silly stunt to me.
...But doesn't give Sinnott leave to jump up and launch into a loud tirade.
Shoe on the other foot
By Stevil
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:07pm
That's usually what happens to the members of the public at these meetings - back of the bus - we'll give you 120 seconds after waiting 1-3 hours to speak and then we'll completely ignore your testimony as we "deliberate" for 5 seconds and then promptly do whatever the mayor/city council/governor have told us to do.
It's Charles Yancey's world and we're just living in it
By adamg
Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:20pm
Rules are not meant for people like him. Just ask the Boston Licensing Board.
Is there a transcript of this meeting available?
By Dan Farnkoff
Thu, 12/20/2012 - 8:55am
Or perhaps a stenographic record that I, a member of the general public, could access?
Link
By Dan Farnkoff
Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:10pm
to Hearing courtesy of Kevin Parker.
Stenographic records available via http://cityofboston.gov
By theszak
Thu, 12/20/2012 - 2:22pm
Stenographic records available via
http://www.cityofboston.gov/contact/?id=138