Jackson Jambalaya

I used to genuinely be concerned for the City of Jackson. The mayor’s duplicitous conduct is elementary to say the least. He’s a brat and has no interest in doing what is best for the city or its people. I’m over it and don’t give a shit if they show up.

No. If even 1 shows up, they have a quorum, take the vote and the dipshit wins. All 3 or 4 would have to show or game over. Also, the CITY COUNCIL calls City Council meetings....not the mayor.

Mayor has had months to call meetings or issue a new RFP to get ahead of this mess. He’s completely worthless

Nice day to do business for a bunch of April Fools!

Richards gonna haul the garbage for free! APRIL FOOLS!

Chowke gonna resign! APRIL FOOLS!

4:28; 5:02 & 5:10 You all three get a Car and are correct! CC calls the meetings, not the Mayor! Unless Chockwe or Melissa emails you all the documents you requested for the RFP process then there will be NO Meeting IMO! Stay safe!

In a mayor-council form of government, the council calls meetings. The mayor is an invited guest.

Reckon that's why they're called 'city council meetings'.

If they don’t show and there is no contract, then the State can step in under the same authority used to seize the water system.
I’m betting Tate would love the chance to save the day and spank the Mayor. I’m also betting Richard’s wouldn’t be the State vendor.

April FOOLS day meeting is fitting! Trifling mayor and his 3 bumbling bootlickers!!

State bid laws don’t apply on April Fools day. Just watch if you doubt me.

What’s on the agenda? Or is there even an agenda? Does the mayor just tell the council, “Y’all have ya asses up here and ready to meet at 10:00”?

Has someone rolled!!!! No to the trash can purchase !!!!!

@6:18 Clinton’s mayor calls special meetings whenever it’s needed. Maybe these two smart mayors know something we common folk don’t know.

Anybody seen the minutes for the last 3 months?

Pump the brakes and think about it for a minute. We're living in a country that is divided along political and racial lines. Jackson is one of the towns where both of those should align, yet it doesn't.

Seems to me that the city council is calling the fool a fool on this debacle.

Sadly, Chok's public statements reinforce the council's stance on this issue.

Don't live in Jackson, but my trash gets picked up on the regular as part of my annual property tax bill, and my water bill is based on monthly readings. Both bills are drafted regularly from my bank account. Amazing how a plan comes together when you have people in charge who walk into the room with common sense.

@10:28
Clinton is under a different form of government.

Trash. The trash is what I just watched on ESPN, True South. The spoke the mayor’s wife at length. She bumbled her way for the camera. How embarrassing would it be to have to say she was your professor at JSU. I’ve got news for everybody; these people who want the government to feed them have lost their damn mind. For those of us who sit through intelligent meetings where real decisions get made and there is real leadership, why are we suppose to just let this kind of behavior bring down the whole damn city? The mayor needs to face consequences for his actions. We all know he wouldn’t get away with it if he were a partner in a private business. What’s the difference?

@10:28
Your comment really shows what a moron you actually are. I went to st joe with Chokwe. I live near him in NE Jackson. Believe me when I tell you the guy is not bright. He couldn’t cut it as a lawyer so he now lives off of peoples taxes.

AGENDA ITEMS
1. ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS WITH RICHARD’S DISPOSAL, INC. TO PROVIDE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND HAULING SERVICES FOR A SIX (6) YEAR TERM COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2023 WITH FOUR (4) ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS (ALL WARDS).

@1:36
This mayor walks in char and other nice restaurants like people owe him something. These are private business owners that laugh at him bc he’s such a delusional person. He never could make it in real world.

That is a 10 year contract. That is longer than it is legal to serve as President of the United States, or Governor of Mississippi.

If this doesn’t pass, use the alternative solution. Just dump your waste into the Pearl river. No one will notice the difference with the current amount of trash and chemicals already being disposed there.

Hope they don't, enjoying this chapter of the Ladumbo comedy too much.

Any attempt to change Jackistan's form of government would immediately be labeled...wait for it...wait....wait....RACIST! It would be an attempt by whitey to rule the Jackistan plantation, right?

They'd better show up!
I didn't "hire" my representative to find excuses why he doesn't have to not show up in a crisis...especially since the crisis is of their own making!
Somebody ought to bring a full 96 gallon trash container with them and have small 5 year old child roll it back and forth in front of the council.
Then they could " take a turn". That's what they SHOULD have done before opining.
I didn't elect mine to opine but to work which means learning the about issue from not winging it from knowledgeable experienced, unbiased sources,not winging it!
It NOT created a bias in the community by giving false information either.
I'm tired of the council spending more time on their appearance than on the JOB!

12:09 AM, how would you like to have your water bill drafted from your bank account if you lived in Jackson.

The "no shows" don't have computers?
My friends in government all still " attended" meetings on their laptops. It's actually very easy. They just had to keep family and pets off screen and remember that if they were in their pj bottoms, not to stand up.
These were LAME excuses based on believing the constituency is easily fooled and gullible.

No shows were to a "special meeting" called at the last minute by the Mayor at the Mayor and his cronies convenience, recognizing that certain other members couldn't be present on that day.

Yes, everyone showed up today when they had enough advance notice to be able to be present.

As to 10:33 - computers and ZOOM don't work when one is on an airplane, or in certain environments where access is not allowed. Don't assume that this time/date was set for the convenience of all seven members - probably only just three.

This issue should not have been put off until the last day - the end of Richards contract of March 31 has been known for 365 days. This could have been done at the regular meeting a week ago. Or the regular meeting three weeks ago. Or in January. Or any other time over the past year.

The Mayor set this 'special meeting' for this time and date with precise timing. Blaming the Council is doing nothing but parroting his narrative. I can't imagine which member of 'the family' might be doing this.

He’s a hostage negotiator by choice. I hope the city council says nope

@1:11

probably Rukia Lumumba