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?-1 <br />? <br />Council President Spellman stated that the majority has spoken and asked <br />Mr. Toth not to consider this an insult, to consider this as a part of <br />po.litics and that some people may proclaim no personalities, but personalities <br />must domineer in politics or most people would not be in politics. <br />Mr. Carmen stated this was clearly a dispersion on Mr. Toth's character. <br />Mr. Toth stated he did not apply for the.job, the Mayor of his City wrote <br />a letter of recommendation for him, he had no intention of going into <br />another .City at this time. When it occurred to him to have this opportunity <br />in another community and to expand at what he does best, he thought he <br />would take the opportunity and go along with it. He said he appreciates <br />Councils time and it wasn't a waste of his time because you do learn by <br />each thing that you step into.. Mr. Toth stated, "So I would like to thank <br />you for the.consideration of the appointment and hopefully down the road, <br />maybe, we'll see.how things go. Remember it is a two way street, Mr. <br />Spellman." <br />Council President Spellma.n stated that Mr. Beebe just told him he has one <br />or two more comments to make. <br />Mayor Beebe stated, "Under Parliamentary procedures, this is Mayor Beebe <br />speaking. I liave listened carefully tonight and I want you reporters to <br />take note of what I am going to say. It isn't often that I say what I am <br />going to say. And I want this recorded in the minutes if you will please, <br />Donna. I have listened carefully tonight and I have listened carefully <br />over the past couple of months - going back to the first of the year. <br />This house has been ruled with politics and I.'m through with it. I am <br />tired of the political roles. I have been involved in .this town since <br />1965 and on the past three occasions the Villagers in this good town have <br />elected me Mayor, in succession, on three four-year terms. To them I <br />publicly apologize because as of the end of this.month, based on the way <br />the politics are going on in this town I wiil have no part of. it. At the <br />end of this month it is good-bye. I'm sorry. To those good Council people <br />that have worked.with me, not.have agreed with me, but worked with me, <br />I appreciate it. Bu.t we have reached the end. The politics in this town <br />are beginning to stink. I'm ashamed to be a part of the group, I'll tell <br />you that. And I'm not talking.about every Council person here. I could <br />have told you tonight how.the votes would have come out because I knew in <br />advance through the grapevine. In fact - I had an employee tell me today <br />that Mrs.. Ruggles told them how the vote would come out tonight as far as <br />Mr., Toth was concerned. Isn't that pretty though? Now.isn'.t that what <br />this town needs? We've heard that from a neighboring community.' So I <br />am going to take two more weeks to untangl.e the things.that I have tried <br />to do for this town, including taking some pic.tures down and leaving a <br />few that the people have said they liked. I'm sure somebody else will <br />pick up tlie Voice of the Village and probably do a far better job than <br />I have. I have tried to keep all the residents posted. The comment <br />tonight that really triggered this is when our fond Council President