Lake Geneva … here I come?
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
 
A couple days ago I wrote about some problems in Lake Geneva, WI.
The Mayor had suspended four Council members for misconduct in office. I still doubt the legality of a Mayor suspending fellow elected representatives, but he did.
Well, here is the latest from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…
The remaining members of the Lake Geneva City Council took a pass Monday at appointing replacements for four members suspended by Mayor William P. Chesen after deciding there weren’t enough non-suspended members at their meeting to form a quorum.
The action followed a request for a restraining order against the appointments by suspended Aldermen Penny Roehrer, Mary Jo Fesenmaier, Arleen Krohn and Thomas Spellman in Walworth County Circuit Court, according to their attorney David Williams.
“It appears that without a quorum you can’t conduct business,” Williams said after the meeting. “The city is in a bit of a pickle here.”
Chesen suspended the four Thursday, alleging misconduct in public office and violations of open meetings laws.
But the suspended council members say the suspensions were retribution for their voting to appoint former Mayor Spyros Condos, a political rival of Chesen, to replace former Ald. Gary Dunham, who resigned last month.
The suspended aldermen also filed a lawsuit in circuit court challenging the suspensions, Williams said.
Circuit Judge John Race is expected to schedule a hearing on the request for the restraining order within the next several days, he said.
Chesen, who could not be reached Monday night, has scheduled a “removal from office” hearing for the suspended council members on Sept. 23.
It’s unclear how that hearing could be held if there are not enough council members present for a quorum, Williams said.
You just can’t make this stuff up.
Oh, how I wish I could be at that meeting on the 23rd!
This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 5:07 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:13 am
The crappy derelict property at N2440 Wells St. Lake Geneva, WI. Bloomfield Township. (city of Lake Geneva) Just past DQ and the Cheese Box, is owned by the following:
Beatrice Dale (262) 248-7723 950 Mobile St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Ralph W. Dale (262) 248-4615 950 Mobile St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Feel free to give them a call and ask them to do something about this ugly home. Bloomfield has had them in court for 2 years now, and several raise orders have been issued, yet the Dales still refuse to do anything about it.