Normal may be the right word for the 2014 Council year. Monday night's Special Council meeting portends a difficult year for the incoming Mayor and of course the City.
Under normal Democracy it is customary to fill a vacant elected position with a member of the same party the previous holder belonged to. Unfortunately in Plainfield for all practical purposes there is only one party, the Democrat party. The principal remains true in that since we are all one party the replacement for a resigned Democrat will be a Democrat.
However the fact that there are at least two factions in the Democrat party does not mean that anew Democrat will be replaced by a so called "New Democrat" supporter. Instead of the three Candidates proposed. the gang of four en block chose the one candidate that supposedly has the closest allegiance to the Boss-man. The 2014 Council will on the majority of issues vote 5:2 .
The fact that the people chose Mapp to succeed as Mayor means nothing to the unholy four who seem to march to a different drum beat which ignores the will of the people.
Another indication of the contempt for the public was shown by the Council scheduling the public meeting to start at 7 pm but keeping them waiting to 8:20 pm- almost 90 minutes -1 and 1/2 hours standing in the City Hall lobby.
Remember that Gloria Taylor's term is only for 2014. A midterm replacement for a vacancy on the Council is only until the next general election to fill the unexpired term. Also remember that at the June primary it will be possible to change the power position on the Council with two new and one returning Councilor could be elected.
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