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...latest series of charges--attributing criminal infractions of the City charter to three anti-Curry councillors--seem especially unnecessary. Of the three applications for criminal complaints filed so far, only one was brought directly by Curry, but all seem to have been inspired by the suspended manager or his supporters. The charges raise questions about the legality of the daily workings of the entire City government. For example, councillor Bernard Goldberg is accused of trying to influence Curry illegally by urging the selection of his father as city solicitor. Goldberg admitted that he spoke to Curry about his father...
Vellucci declared that the dispute over manager had become a "drag 'em out ... dog eat dog" battle, and proposed that the nine councillors convene privately and agree to let Curry stay on until a suitable successor had been found. The DeGuglielmo majority voted this proposal down, and later, when Councillor Mahoney made a similar motion, it was also defeated...
Crane, in turn, declared that he would make no apology, "I'll stack my record against Councillor Goldberg's anytime," he said. There was clapping...
After Crane finished, Councillor Goldberg stood momentarily, and then in a loud, deeply angry voice he began shouting across the chamber at the ex-mayor...
Goldberg admitted that he had asked City Manager Curry to make his father City Solicitor. But the permanent appointment, Goldberg insisted, was deserved, and as a city councillor, he had every right to request...