Mayor M.I.A.

This week Andy Hamilton missed another Council meeting, his second since being Mayor. In the two years he’s been on Council, Hamilton has missed more meetings or arrived substantially late than everyone else combined. Contrast that with Councilman Nick who has been on the Council for nearly 4 years and never missed a meeting.

In addition to missing Council meetings, Hamilton has become notorious for missing City events, including important workshops, events, and ribbon cuttings. He was conspicuously missing from the Relay for Life last week, only one in a long list of major events he’s missed.

Interestingly enough, during Hamilton’s absence on Tuesday night, there wasn’t a single “time out” used to silence the audience. Moreover, not a single speaker got cut off in mid-sentence and there was no acrimony among the Council members.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook. His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.

Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a Town Hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be on August 13 at 2 pm at the Foothill Ranch Public Library.