RESIGNATION FROM DENHAM SPRINGS MAYOR JIMMY DURBIN. April 1, 2014 I hereby resign from the Livingston Parish Home Rule Charter Commission effective immediately upon delivering this document to the Clerk for the Commission. I accepted the commission appointment of President Ricks with reservation because I personally did not see any need for amending the Livingston Parish Charter first adopted in 1995 and serving the two previous administrations of President Dewey Ratcliff and President Mike Grimmer without issue. As a member of this commission I am now witnessing recommendations to amend the current Charter being adopted over the advice of attorneys and particularly against the advice of the chosen legal counsel of the Commission. I am very fearful of ill-considered proposals becoming law detrimental to the public good of Livingston Parish and the resulting injury to Livingston Parish government. Gridlock yes there is gridlock now but if the proposed amendments from this commission are adopted on November 4, 2014 by the voters of Livingston Parish, I predict gridlock will worsen between the Parish President and Parish Council and with gridlock development in Livingston Parish will decline. Why am I resigning? In years to come when Livingston Parish looks back to this effort, I do not want any reference to Jimmy Durbin. _______________________ JAMES E. DURBIN
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 02:37:26 +0000
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