Cat Have Their Tongues In Cathedral City

As we get closer and closer to the election time in Cathedral City, an interesting wrinkle is in the works. It is certain the council will have 3 new people on it in the next few months How that 3^rd one will be selected appears to be so sensitive, some people do not want to address it. In fact for just raising the question, I was apparently kicked out of the Cathedral City Neighborhoods Group on Facebook. Oh well, I have been thrown out of better places than that.

Right now, the council has 3 people on it. Enough for a quorum, but not much else. In a few months 2 of the open seats will be filled. Also, councilman Stan Henry will be elevated to mayor. That will leave his two year term vacant. The city council will then have the opportunity to either schedule a new election in the spring or appoint someone to fill the vacancy.

What I propose is that all agree the 3^rd place finisher in the upcoming election, (If former councilman Chuck Vasquez wins it would be the 4^th.) be appointed to the council. That is how it is done in Palm Springs and how Ginny Foat got her seat originally.

Now Cathedral City has no such statue and I believe that neither Mr. Pettis nor Mr. Henry really want to limit their power to appoint a new member. Some have cited a few earlier council appointments as precedent but since the city is only 33 years old, that argument is supercilious. In any case, I will donate a $100 bucks to St. Louis Church if the new council does schedule an election. I am so sure that Messers Henry and Petttis do not want to allow the 3rd place finisher on the ballot.

Even if this time the council, appoints a member, an initiative should be put on the ballot next year in Cat City to allow for 3^rd place finishers to be appointed.

By the way if you are member of the Cathedral City Neighborhoods Group feel free to post.