rnihistr
political
e , e difference in methods
of politi affected citizens
t mp on
of the Bl ck
community, or a pro-BI c
stance doesn mean anti- hite.
R th r, J c id poor peo-
p of all type th common
cau ould unite to deal ith
the political situation of today.
of
id ,
i limited in cce 6
n tional to tlu
meaningful participation in e
d "0 maJdngp
T 0 city council membe
ere present, P t Jone and
Char es Ja son.
A group of Heigh citizen
callin emsel es the City
Council atch Committee ere
in attendance.
The council" member at the
etin were ell recei d by
the group. Ho ever, some of
the council members not pre­
e in ended to t rgets
n _ on riety of,
issue brought out in recent
city council tin.
Council oman Pat Jon ad­
dre d the gatherin briefly.
In her opening
reflected the ogan
paigned on - 'For change".
Jon . that in inning her
countability effecti -
. ne , and intelligence w the
me ge that h received about
hat the citizen of the city
nted.
Councilman J c on spoke in
terms of moral duties, pride
of performance, equal rights,
and th chance for constituents
to be heard by dependable
. tener and repre ntative.
Con pre d by citi-
zen in the audienc were
que tio about the City Charter
and pplications of its directive
regarding the reporting obJi­
gati ns of th Chief of Police.
m yor and city
council could vote on havinl,
the chief report to the city
manager. The charger t
that the chief serve at the
direction of th mayor and
ci ty 'council.
Th r re also que tions
from the udience on records
and funds from a recent um-
mer program, extensiv city
council tr vel expen s, block
grant funds in jeopardy, tax
abatement rate in the West
Heights area, recent wage and
ater rate adjustments,
owplowing decrease, the
affirmative action office funct­
ion, and city county, tate
interre tions.
Dr. Jackson, th mod r tor,
expre d a need for the city
to brace for Pre 'dent Reagan's
budget cuts and prepare to be
more If supporting by col­
lectively giving up om things
and contributing to the city'
operation in other meaningful
ways.
.O.A.R. pl ns to conduct
future community forums, on as
yet unannounced tes.