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File #: 2018-0231    Version: 1 Name: Requesting Council Chairman Dick Gibbs, resign as Council Chairman due to his choosing, unwillingness, or inability to communicate as Council Chairman with all councilmembers
Type: Resolution Status: Postponed Indefinitely
File created: 8/20/2018 In control: Parish Council
On agenda: 8/20/2018 Final action: 8/20/2018
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: A resolution requesting that Council Chairman Dick Gibbs, the District III Council representative currently serving as Council Chairman, resign as Council Chairman due to his choosing, unwillingness, or inability to communicate as Council Chairman with all councilmembers, be it due to personal issues, personal feelings, or whatever the case may be, which is detrimental to the Council working to do the people's business and ultimately to all residents of St. Charles Parish.
Sponsors: Paul J. Hogan
Indexes: Council
Attachments: 1. 2018-0231 Postponed Indefinitely from Introduction proposed reso
Related files: 2018-0208
2018-0231
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution requesting that Council Chairman Dick Gibbs, the District III Council representative currently serving as Council Chairman, resign as Council Chairman due to his choosing, unwillingness, or inability to communicate as Council Chairman with all councilmembers, be it due to personal issues, personal feelings, or whatever the case may be, which is detrimental to the Council working to do the people's business and ultimately to all residents of St. Charles Parish.
Body
WHEREAS, Councilman Dick Gibbs represents District III of St. Charles Parish; and,
WHEREAS, Councilman Gibbs currently serves as Chairman of the St. Charles Parish Council; and,
WHEREAS, good two-way communication results in a more productive council; and,
WHEREAS, it takes good two-way communication in order to work as a team and to be productive; and,
WHEREAS, the failure to communicate can result in unnecessary conflicts; and,
WHEREAS, failure to communicate can bring added stress to the Council which in turn makes it difficult for the Council to be as productive as it could be; and,
WHEREAS, when the lack of communication by the Chairman becomes a personal decision and habitual, it can lead to a drop in confidence in the Chairman by the Council; and,
WHEREAS, there is an apparent inability or unwillingness to communicate with all councilmembers by Chairman Gibbs; and,
WHEREAS, there are instances of numerous requests for communication that have been made to Chairman Gibbs, repeatedly by phone, text messages, e-mails, and even by placement of an ad in the official parish journal requesting communication; and,
WHEREAS, the requests for communication have been met with absolute silence from Chairman Gibbs; and,
WHEREAS, unless Chairman Gibbs elects to communicate with all Councilmembers when requests for communications are made, it is the opinion of the Council that Chairman Gibbs should...

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