Mediaboss Marketing

........................................................................................................................................................................................

Mayor Richard Berry clashed with City Council Democrats in a big way on Monday, issuing four vetoes of legislation that had passed along party lines this month.

Mayor Richard Berry clashed with City Council Democrats in a big way Monday, vetoing four bills that had passed along party lines this month.

Berry, a Republican, blocked proposals that sought to revive the inspector generals office at City Hall, limit when city attorneys can seek to recover legal fees in court and require council approval before hiring someone to negotiate with unions.

A fourth proposal vetoed called on the city attorney to drop a request for legal fees in a lawsuit filed by the family of Mary Han, a prominent civil-rights attorney who died in 2010.

Altogether, it was the largest batch of bills ever vetoed by the mayor in one day.

These bills were contradictory to existing law, or they set bad precedent for the city moving forward, Berry said in an interview.

Each of bills narrowly had won approval, on 5-4 votes, with Democrats in the majority.

Berrys vetoes will stand unless a Republican councilor changes positions. It takes six of nine councilors to override a veto.

City Council President Ken Sanchez, a Democrat, said he wasnt sure whether councilors even would attempt an override.

Read the original post:
Mayor Berry defies Democrats with 4 vetoes