METRO's consent agreement sidesteps committee vote

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Following up on this post which noted that the City’s proposed consent agreement with METRO had moved out of committee and onto City Council’s agenda, Councilwoman Melissa Noriega emails that the consent agreement did NOT get voted out of the Transportation Committee. It was placed on the agenda without the committee vote ever taking place.

Hmmmm. How exactly does that work? Did committee-members’ questions make some folks uncomfortable? Who might have pushed that item onto the agenda?

Curiouser and curiouser!

KEVIN WHITED ADDS: The mayor controls the agenda, so this looks like an example of Mayor White micromanaging once again, but doing it in a way so that if this latest example of Ready-Fire-Aim governance goes awry, he doesn’t have direct ownership of any resulting mess.

Maybe our intrepid local media will comment on the political maneuvering (and bypassing of Council’s role in vetting this important policy decision). In fairness, though, it’s probably not something that Raequel Roberts has emailed to anyone at 801 Texas Avenue for consideration.

UPDATE: KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey reports that Councilmember Ron Green has blasted the arrogance of METRO’s management, and has called on Frank Wilson to step down.

Obviously, METRO’s recent dealings with Council haven’t exactly impressed some Councilmembers. Mayor White’s answer? Bypass a Council Committee — Ready-Fire-Aim!

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