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Council 14inutes of 1/5/82
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<br />Under Old Buainess (caut'd):
<br />Mzs. Fetrigac ccnmmented that sinr.e Mr. Woerpel, Mr. Logan and Mr. Wi'-awak.g ail
<br />made vsrious camwnts regarding &aeoluCicm No. 81-138, she felt that this points
<br />up whq this ahould hazre gcrcte into Coramlttee and thraugh the committee proewe.
<br />Mr. Logan stated he would like to pursues the motion, distributed through Ehe Clerk
<br />of Council, regarding Mr. voergel. Mr. Logsn moved:
<br />tahereas, it is the firsa intention of the Cauncil of the City of Nurth Olm,sted
<br />that the integrity of the governwnt be maintainect by all who ec,mprise that goa?srn-
<br />ment, and that public confidence ia that integarity nat b8 fslselp and isresponsib2y
<br />placed in question, gnd fuzthe1", that no memb$r of that goverowut ahs].1, for clesrly
<br />political purposes, cause the gublic to daubt the gerscrnal i.ntegrity of aap other
<br />menber of that goverauent, or far e{sch shallow and callous renson +came snother gublic
<br />official to experience persona1 and prafessional harm, and
<br />Whereas, it is the responeibil#.ty of every public officiaS to recvgnize that
<br />his public statements shall naturallg Sitin the attentic:n of the genetral public, and
<br />further, that due to h9.e offic:Cal stature, his statements can have aide-rangiag
<br />repercugsions of grave 3npact, and
<br />Whereas, every public af ficial hats thet duty to uphold basic standsrds of
<br />human decency, standarda which shauld aat xequiro written euplanaticm, but are
<br />comwnly expected to be imderstocrd bp utture members of the community, and further,
<br />that there ahauld be a baaic adherence to such atamdards of ethiee by every public
<br />official in the execution of his duties, aad
<br />Whereas, every public official met, in the interest of t`o11owing such hesic
<br />standards, refrain from aaking ur?substeat3.ated and damglug cbAr"s agairaet another
<br />public official, particularly wben such char,ge?s, either dfreet or IrPliad, involve
<br />accusatiana of coaflict of intereat, in tbat ccmflict of intorest io potentially a
<br />violation of the puhlic trust, astd furth+er, when euch charges are wada t+ithout
<br />aupport of legal cvunsel, and
<br />Whereas, it is expected that evvery public o€ficial ean, from ti.m ta time, be
<br />the target of harsh atsteamta, end that thovs is a right$ul pl.ace fcar such stste-
<br />ments within a demacratic form of "0 ?, homver, wben a public official €ails
<br />to uphold basic standards of ltmen decentY; when he fails tu compvebo" the $ravity
<br />of his own statesme,ats and t3ae resulting human impact, or is coldly imUfferent to
<br />the impact; when hs lacks any appa?rent inCerventivn of ccnscianco in attackimg
<br />anotiher public official a?d go" ac far ae to include the fodly of thst gAblic
<br />officia].; when he public1p d ces the counacil camni.ttee pxocesss and attempt;s to
<br />cleud the issue of his owa atiiaeeaft-ct 1y cla3.ming that he is the v3cCin rathsr thaia
<br />the instigator and ths cne who haa failed to uphold the baaic st acds of ProPer
<br />conduct, it then becom+as nacsasary that the Councii firml.y and uaequivccallp express
<br />its total disapproval w3th the atforementioaed trattegressions.
<br />Now, therefare, 'lae it reatcrlved bq Che Couneil of the City o€ Noxth Qlmsted,
<br />County of Cuyshoga, anrl State of Ehio:
<br />That Council Meraber Daayne R. t+oerpel has failed to meet baaic standerds of
<br />• proper conduct and decency expected of a gublic officisl when he c].ained s conflict
<br />of iatereat existed with bireator of Pqblic 5afety, Eugette C. Petre, anl Ccrancilman
<br />James D. Boehmer, thraugh irrespc?wILble and gurel.y politicallq motiuated atstements
<br />made imediately prior to and sfterr the muntcipal e7,@ctf.on of Novaaber 3, 1981, ansi
<br />Counci.l hereby publiclq deelaaces fta fu11 aad aboc?1.uto disagproval in denauncin$ the
<br />conduct of Cauncil Metber Tlwaym R. Wbe,rpel.
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