It's A Party Invitation! Part II

I'm going to continue with the agenda of April 25th, it's T minus 59:02:34 and counting to probably the most interesting meeting of the year. I noted this morning that the "Conclusion of the investigation of Payment to Westplex Sports & Entertainment" is still on the City website—maybe it wasn't a mistake, but it sure looks like pretty damning information to me. We'll see how things shake-out come Wednesday evening at the party.

Item XVI will swear-in the elected officials and afterward, break for a reception, if it's like previous Mayor receptions it'll be in a back room with coffee and cake. After Mayor Guccione changes his pants, it's back to the meeting where they will go through the "Call To Order," "Roll Call," and "Elect President of the Board." There are several trains of thought about who will become the new Board President; either Aldermen Cheryl Kross (Ward 1) or Rick "Bulldog" Stokes (Ward 3). Kross has just completed her third year as a strong minded Alderman and has the most time on the Board, whereas "Bulldog" was just re-elected to his second term and in his short time has established himself as a leader. I'll tell you what, it would be difficult to make a mistake with any of the Alderman in this selection, I've not had the pleasure of saying that in previous years.

Now we come to some fun; "XXI. Mayor's Report, (ID # 3845) Appointment to Various Boards and Commissions." Here Mayor Nick Guccione will be able to select members of various committees such as Planning and Zoning among others and the all-important replacement of his vacated Ward 3 seat. With these appointments, a new Mayor gets his first opportunity to shape his administration and put Wentzville on the path of his direction. Watching Guccione for the last five years still has me wondering what path that might be? I seriously don't have a clue and I don't even think he knows. At any rate, It will be his opportunity to get a group of his left-wing radical appointments in the City.

I will be most interested to see who he puts on these committees and especially the Ward 3 seat. Knowing that these Aldermen are not going to approve certain appointments, I believe he is not going to appoint any of the candidates from this past election and instead will be making a selection to slide in one of his lesser known supporters, if I had to guess, it would be one of his friends on Planning and Zoning. I know he's made promises to lots of supporters and he can't keep them all, but if the Aldermen fall for his appointment of a Ward 3 Alderman and accept his selection, they will be inviting chaos on the Board. I hope the Alderman throw out his selection for Ward 3 Alderman and put someone there who will represent me and other voting residents of Ward 3, not another back-sliding do-nothing dim-wit.

Item "XXVI Bills and Resolutions," paragraph "1. (ID # 3823) Resolution No. 12-429, a Resolution of the City of Wentzville, Missouri, Repealing Resolution 00-054, Encouraging Professional Election Campaigns, Enacting New Legislation and Matters Relating Thereto." I may be wrong but I don't believe there has ever been a Mayor in Wentzville history who presided over legislation that is being brought forward solely because that Mayor ran an unprofessional campaign. I can't think of any Mayor who would be proud that history will remember this to be part of his legacy, but he probably will! Well, he worked hard for it, had the people around him who's ethics were more than questionable, and he earned it, congratulations!.

There's a discussion about a "Compensation Study" later that will be interesting only because Guccione made such a point of letting the world know that he is "against all studies." This could be his first flip as our Mayor, but certainly not his last. Of course, he won't be able to vote on it but he will be able to give his random thoughts.

This is it, the line-up for potentially the greatest  meeting of the decade, after this meeting Mayor Guccione may very well need to have his suit cleaned. I'm probably premature with this forecast because knowing our new Mayor and his lack of leadership qualities we're probably in for many, many more. It may not sound like I'm giving our new Mayor a chance to prove himself but he has four years to change my perception (and I hope he can) of a man who stole this election and is the least deserving of any Mayor of record. I love Wentzville and will be watching closely.