Council Stays Fit with Exercise in Pointlessness

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ONTARIO'S SOMEWHAT dysfunctional five-person City Council had a decidedly pointless discussion Tuesday on how difficult it should be to raise their pay.

Previously the suggestion was made by Councilman Alan Wapner to require four votes in favor rather than three. Not to be outdone, since the move was probably aimed at him, Mayor Paul Leon said that by golly, it should take five votes out of five. Do I hear six?

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Council Stays Fit with Exercise in Pointlessness

Taking a less excitable view, the city's attorney says requiring a "five-fifths" vote likely wouldn't be legal.

John Brown told council members that all 50 states had been surveyed and no legal precedent could be found for su...

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