On The Mind of The Mayor

Changes to Council Rules: Who Speaks for the City?

Mayor Shelley Welsch's latest blog post

Yesterday I shared my concerns about one of the proposed changes to the Council Rules of Order & Procedure. Today, I share my concern about another suggested change – about communications and the role of a spokesperson for the City. Right now, our Council rules are written so that members of Council – when speaking for the City or the Council – get the approval of the Mayor, as head of Council, or the Mayor Pro Tem in the Mayor’s absence from the City. In reality this would probably only happen in times of crisis or emergency – when a joint response is necessary – because on the day-to-day operations/workings of the City, members of Council may speak for themselves. This rule ensures we have only one spokesperson – that could be any member…

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UCHS Principal Back on the Job After Being Put on Paid Leave Last Month

The School District has reinstated the principal of University City High School after several weeks on paid administrative leave.

University City High School Principal Tim Wernentin is back on the job. In an email to University City Patch, School District spokesperson Linda Russell said "Mr. Wernentin's administrative leave has ended, and he is back at University City High School." On February 24th, the U City School District sent a letter to high school parents saying Wernentin had been put on paid leave until further notice. At the time, Russell said the situation involved a "personnel matter," and had nothing to do with any students. No word on what prompted the school district to reinstate him, or any details on what caused the district to put him on administrative leave in the first place.  This is Wernentin's second year as principal of University City High …

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Holston Black Jr.

3:10 pm on Thursday, March 24, 2011

Rod I agree about the law however I am concerned with this getting out at all. When a statement was made by the district the incident was raised to another level, as a rumor most of us wouldn't have payed much attention or heard about it in the first place. I was made aware of it at the school board meeting.   more ›