The Martin Chronicles has spent these last few post-election days talking to several people who have proven to be in-the-know about many of the issues swirling around Villa Hills malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin in particular and Villa Hills in general. Our mission? To make some prognostications about what will take place over the next two years. We hope-but are in no way convinced- that these next two years are the final two years of a one-term Martin misadministration. Hey, it is Villa Hills after all. They did elect the little joker.
So what do many people see happening first? Well, the consensus is that Martin will ask the entirely new council to disband the Civil Service Commission. Given the facts that (1) Martin has been inexplicably unsuccessful working with the Civil Service Commission and that (2) the six new members on council will want to start off on a good note, most expect "the six freshmen" to grant Martin's request.
Many pundits think that isn't necessarily a bad move. Why? Because Martin testified under oath that the interim City Clerk is simply not up to the job. In fact, Martin made the case that the interim City Clerk is dangerously incompetent. And even that is being very kind. Eliminating the Civil Service Commission frees Martin up to quickly hire a real City Clerk of his choosing-pending what will surely be an easy approval by the new council-to come in and solve the open records and document retention problems that continue to plague the City.
Some wonder how many truly talented City Clerk candidates will step forward given the risk of damage to their reputation. Why? Martin has spent almost all of the last two years blaming everybody else for every single thing that has gone wrong. And, as our readers know, a whole lot has gone wrong.
The result? The reputations of elected officials, appointed officials, contract employees, police officers, clerks and public works employees have been tarnished in a very ugly way. All the while Martin portrays himself as an oddly disengaged, non-participant in the turmoil of the past two years. According to Martin his only problem has been that nobody will accept his management style.
You don't say?
[EDITOR'S NOTE: In response to numerous emails and phone calls we have received over the past hour-do not let your heart be troubled. The Martin Chronicles fully intends to give the outgoing incumbents their proper send-off. Something the voters of Villa Hills didn't really do.]
