Hopefully not, but with the Green team who knows?
Lattier's tenure as city attorney was not exemplary to say the least.
His top staff attorney misadvised the council on at least two occasions during meetings while he was sitting at the horseshoe.
He regularly had staff attorneys at council meetings for no reason other than killing time.
While city attorney, the city of Shreveport spent over $994,000 for outside attorney services in 2021 and over $1,616,000 in 2022.
He maintained a private practice of law while city attorney.
Lattier missed city work two days each month serving on the board of the Red River Waterway
Commission and as legal counsel for the Caddo Levy Board.
Taylor did not recuse herself in voting to confirm Lattier.
Taylor did not recuse herself in voting for a pay raise of 13% ($15,900) for Lattier.
Hopefully, this rumor will prove false tomorrow (Tues.) when the council votes on a council clerk.
No names for this position are on the agenda and none have been shared with at least three council members.
Today good government principles have been advocated by council president James Green and his water carriers Taylor and Jackson is a major understatement.
ONCE AGAIN SHREVEPORT COUCNIL TO HIRE COUNCIL CLERK WITH NO VETTING
If this tune sounds the same, then it is.
Tomorrow (Tues.) the Shreveport city council will most likely hire a council clerk.
Most likely, because is on the agenda for today's work session and tomorrow's regular meeting.
Councilman James Green and his lackeys Tabatha Taylor and Alan Jackson have conspired to hire a
council clerk by secret selection process. Whether or not newbie council member Ursula Bowman is part of this junta is unknown.
The last council clerk vacancy was in Sept. of last year. The then clerk left because of constant badgering by Green and Taylor. She was the only white employee in that office.
This vacancy was filled by Kendra Joseph, handpicked by Green et. al. with no posting of the job vacancy, no applications, no vetting of candidates in an open meeting.
Joseph was a bad hire for many reasons.
She resigned last week, citing undermining, job interference, etc. Sounds like the same plight her predecessor was subjected to as well.
Now the Green team which may include newbie Ursula Bowman have secretly selected Shanerika Fleming.
Fleming is known for her illegal switching of the city' insurance broker before her then to be new boss Adrian Perkins took office.
She is also known for her inflated ego when working for Perkins.
Again, there has been no discussion in an open meeting on filing this position. There has been no job positing and evidently there will not be an open interview.
So much for transparency and adherence to good government principles. But then that seems to be the new order of the day with the Green team.
And in case you are wondering these actions violate the Open Meetings Law because they constitute a walking forum.
But what the heck?
Both Taylor and Jackson committed ethical violations in their prior council service. And Green committed a battery on a store clerk during his last term.