A Bingo Committee meeting of the Bessemer City Council today nearly erupted into a brawl when Travis Brooks and council President Earl Cochran got into it.
The meeting was essentially over when the tape recorder beeped, signaling that the tape had run out.
Cochran told Brooks not to tape any more and Brooks said he had to, screaming that he is the city clerk and it is his duty.
Brooks turned the machine back on when Cochran rushed over and unplugged it.
Again, Brooks told those in attendance that he was the city clerk.
By law, Bessemer doesn't have a city clerk and has not had one since November 2006. Brooks is listed as a senior accountant.
In the meeting, council bingo attorney Kim Davidson and Mayor Ed May scheduled a 10 a.m. meeting on meeting to see if they can work out an arrangement over which halls can remain open.
Davidson will meet with the committee at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, an hour before a regular council meeting.
—Tribune staff report
1 comments:
That's right -- Brooks is nothing more than May's hired mouthpiece.
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