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Since last year's election the Independents have been reeling in the wake of victory of the CCA-backed majority. The Independent councillors have lost struggle after struggle with the new majority, including their recent failure to lobby the necessary five-vote support to re-appoint the city clerk...
Last month, CCA councillors came under fire for their decision not to re-appoint City Clerk Joseph E. Connarton. The CCA councillors expressed praise for the clerk, whom they called efficient and responsible, but did not back the employee when his contract came up for renewal...
...endorsed office holders made clear that they want the office [of thecity clerk] to be reshaped," says David R. Leslie'69, the new executive director of the CCA. "Theydid not replace Connarton because of anyparticular mission...
John R. Moot '43, treasurer for the CCA, saysthe reason Councillor Sheila T. Russell slammedthe CCA for dismissing the clerk is becauseConnarton gave Russell's daughter a job in hisoffice. That is precisely the type of "patronagepolitics" Moot says the CCA is fighting...
...city charter gives the council control overonly three appointments, the city clerk, the cityauditor and the city manager...