It's 1300 and Do You Know Where Your Councilor is?

If it's Thursday, they are usually at endless round of meetings. Most are opened to the public. I sat in on one round of meetings last Thursday.

At 1300, 7 August, I listened in on the Sinking Fund Task Force meeting. These are guys who want to protect YOUR money from excessive settlements of lawsuits against the City.

In short, there are two periods, pre-Magee and post-Magee. Several years ago, Arvin Magee made out with over $14 MILLION, sucking the life blood out of City Hall. Nobody paid attention to minimizing the damage, before the case went to jury. Even when it got to the jury, every genius at City Hall kept passing the buck, until the jury stuck it to 'em.

Fast forward to post-Magee, EVERY genius in City Hall pays attention to just every lawsuit exceeding the price of a well-equipped Lexus, including City Council.

Here's the rub, according to Louis Bullock, the hammer for the Black Officers' Coalition: Does City Council really want the political fallout of making a bad call on a settlement? I think NOT.