I remember recognizing this in the past, but there was another example of it last night when he asked Phil Bourquin to expand on a response he had given on the public comment page consisting solely of the word "NO." As I recall, nobody answered him, a bit of silence and I think the clerk just decided to move on as Barry hung his head a bit - no one checked if Barry was satisfied with that silence and ready to move on and Barry say anything else about it I believe. Who is in charge of these meetings?
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In research for an upcoming WATCH Camas News piece, our staff has come across yet another example of the odd phenomenon highlighted by the original poster of this news piece during the April 6th meeting.
The mayor asks a question of a staff member, in this instance Parks and Recreation Manager Jerry Acheson, and is met with a pronounced silence. After a few moments, the deputy clerk again attempts to move on without an answer to the Mayor's question to a staff member.
This time, the mayor actually acknowledges that staff is attempting to move on without an answer to his question, first with a defeated, "we can.. yup" under his breath and then a second wind statement with a clear promise to follow up with the citizen. You can watch that here starting with the citizen's question:
Thank you for staying ready to #WATCHCamas and highlighting moments like this for your neighbors.