Let's Play a Game - What is wrong here?

Well in spite of the DO NOT REPLY ALL at the top of the email – this email addresses THREE other Councilors.

This is called a rolling quorum. It is in violation of the open meetings act.

In fact, if you have attended meetings with the Village Attorney – The one they hired to represent the Village and advice the Council on how to best run Village business – She said DO NOT INCLUDE ALL THE COUNCILORS on your emails.

(Maybe that is why they got rid of her? They didn't like what she was saying?)

All she got was push back by two new Councilors saying “well it’s ok, we just can’t make decisions” and again the Attorney said – BEST PRACTICE is to not do it.

And this email is an example of why--

First- J. Bruhn is transmitting to other councilors that he’s working to schedule a meeting he deems important. He’s telling them who he has invited and in many ways indicating how he wants them to vote.

In what way you ask? How? - why invite Peralta if they are terminating the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) unless you are interested in exploring options with them. - Why invited Valencia County unless you are interested in exploring options with them.

In other words this email can be read by other Councilors to say ‘Hold Firm, we will have a meeting and the ONLY time to do it is June 18 at 9am.’

This email can be read by other Councilors to say ‘I want to do something with Peralta and even though the vote will be public, I’m telling you how I’m going to vote”.