Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:56 pm

Published: July 22, 2006 Local News:

Morrissey crashes aldermen’s party this morning By Bob Schaper ROCKFORD
REGISTER STAR What
was to be a relaxed, informal conversation among aldermen turned into an
early-morning showdown today when Mayor Larry Morrissey unexpectedly arrived at
Cliffbreakers to announce he was chairing the meeting. After a tense 15-minute
discussion — in which one aldermen was heard muttering, “We didn’t come here to
eat crap” — aldermen relented, and Morrissey called the meeting to order.
Immediately, dozens of citizens were forced out of the room while the council
went into executive session to discuss collective bargaining issues.

Now, what's up with that......... http://www.morrisseyformayor.com/files/Leadership_Position_Paper.PDF

Unity: Communication & Trust: To accomplish great things we must have a
unified team. Unfortunately, moral among City employees, as with the City as a
whole, has been down. This stems from leadership that has not communicated with
and involved its people in a real sense. Everyone in the City needs to know that
we are one City and our fates are tied together. We must know that we are
building toward the same goal. We must staff for success and direct the many
organizations both public and private that look to the City for leadership. To
build unity, public comment must be welcome.......... The basic steps of
leadership involve clarity, unity, accountability, and action.

THAT'S some action!!!!!!!!!!!! [But maybe not very unifying]