That’ll Be $64. Thank You For Calling City Hall.
Mayor Tim Collision of Langley, Washington, got himself into a snit with the local newspaper over the sanctuary city ordinance.
In what seems to some like a little ole retribution against the newspaper, the mayor emailed the newspaper a bill for talking to the city attorney. Mayor Tim claimed that the city should not have to pay the city attorney to talk to reporters.
Well that floated like a cement submarine and the mayor made national headlines for being a horse’s patootie.
So, he changed his dance and decide that it was all a joke and that he was just trying to make a point. You know, and the point is that he’s a jerk. He proved it well.
On March 8, the mayor left a voice mail recording on a reporter’s cell phone asking for the newspaper’s billing address so he could send an invoice to The Record for time a reporter spent speaking with the city attorney. The reporter called Callison back shortly after. The mayor reiterated his request for the newspaper’s billing address and remarked that the attorney’s time isn’t free.
The following day, he emailed The Record a copy of the city’s invoice with the following statement: “Pleas [sic] find attached the bill for contacting the City’s Attorney on February 9, 2017. Please remit the amount of $64 to the City.
So now he’s saying that all this was just to make a point that the city attorney isn’t free.
Nice try, Mr. Mayor. I hear Sean Spicer is looking for a back-up dancer.
Maybe we should ask for billing information from telemarketers.
1And I’m pretty sure the city attorney is being paid by the taxpayers so basically Collision is double billing – is he planning on pocketing the money? What else has he done to rip off the taxpayers? It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
2Evidently the Orange A-hole in DC is trying to abolish whatever provision it is in the Tax Laws that caused him to have to actually pay ANY taxes in 2005!! So he thinks everything should absolutely be FREE for him!! No Taxes, No Problem for me … too bad about the rest of you!!
3Why is he still breathing?
Here in our little neck of WA, a local group founded after the November election, Columbia Gorge Women’s Action Network, presented a Diversity and Inclusiveness Declaration as a resolution for the city council. It was rewritten by City Staff (including the city attorney) and will go before the council tonight. The local GOP is portraying it as a Sanctuary City resolution, which it is not. It’s more a reminder to be nice to each other in these traumatic times. But it’s got people in an uproar on both sides. I’ll find out what happened when I get home from marimba practice, as my better half is going to attend, with his popcorn in hand.
4Republicans, once elected, seem to forget that they are public SERVANTS. Glf makes a great point that the citizens of Langley are paying both the city attorney’s salary, but that of his own.
5Mayor’s email is on the city’s website. I emailed to suggest he has neither the emotional maturity nor intellect to serve the community as mayor. He should resign.
6My new mantra ” amazing and amazed”. Although in quotes I actually mean what I say…no joke!
7Marcia:
8I know there are some big complexes in your town.
I’d love to see some of these jerks (criminals) now occupying
rooms in the White House getting long term leases on a rooms
in one of those places down there. Good place to think about
their crimes as enemies of the people. Centennial might be nice,
or if they are interested in Colorado history, Territorial might be
a good fit.
~ :o)
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
I emailed Mr Collision:
Who do you think you are? Above the law?
Clearly you have neither the emotional maturity nor intellect to serve your community as its Mayor. Please resign before you do irreparable harm to your community.
Sincerely,
He emailed back:
“That you for your comments on this matter.
Here is my final statement on the issue.
Tim Callison
mayor@langleywa.org
360-221-4246 ext 12″
And included an attachment
“Update on the South Whidbey Record Issue
I had a phone call from Justin Burnett the Editor of the South Whidbey Record today.
It was very productive and I stressed that I strongly believe in the freedom of the press and was not my intention to try to abridge that right. And, that I view the Record as a vital contributor to our efforts to improve the prosperity of Langley.
I informed him that I had an agreement from the City Attorney to waive the $64 charge for the call from the reporter. And, that we had agreed how we would handle similar press inquiries in the future. I asked that his reporters contact the City first as we generally can provide the needed information and if there is a circumstance that requires waiving of Attorney Client Privilege we are the ones that have to do it.
I apologized to him about the language I used in the email, I should have just said can you call me to discuss the charge from the Attorney. I believe that Justin, the reporters and The Record do a good job in reporting fairly and responsibly. I look forward to a continuing professional relationship with them.”
9$64? Exactly $64? Why? Why not $73? Or $96? Or $41? Hmmm… $64. As the priest used to say when asked to explain one of the Bible’s many, many conundrums, “It’s a mystery.”
Uh huh.
10Ah, he’s trying to use the Orange Whore/Sphincter dodge, “I was only kidding.”
11Obviously Sean andTime were separated at birth.
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