HomeMy WebLinkAboutMauti - Defense StatementJune 13, 2020
To: Jeanette Williams, City Clerk
City of Sebastian, City Hall
1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida 3258
Re: Response to Petition to Recall - My Defensive Statement
Dear Ms. Williams:
Ms. Cole has rendered three accusations of wrongdoing against me and has submitted a signature
count that is tainted by cognitive bias known as The Halo Error or The Halo Effect/The Horn Effect
(Frederick L. Wells, 1902, E.L. Thorndike, 1920). 1 can only answer one, however, when I am restricted
by a 200-word parameter.
This, my response to the Petition to Recall, is my defensive statement to the accusation of
"Malfeasance":
Malfeasance:
A document signed by Mayor/Councilman Dodd and City Clerk Jeanette Williams dated 3/17/2020 at 2:35
pm. It wasn't in the agenda packet for the March 18, 2020 or the April 22,2020 city council meetings. I
hadn't seen that document until I reviewed the Judge Croom's documents days later. I did not receive any
notice of the meeting being "Cancelled" or "Postponed".
I went to City Hall dressed and prepared for a city council meeting. I had the agenda for the April 22, 2020
meeting, my notes and several correspondences between Mr. Carlisle and me that supported my
expectations of a meeting to be held April 22, 29020. 1 did not receive information or notice about the
meeting being cancelled or postponed.
When I got to City Hall there were about 20 people waiting for the meeting to begin. Mr. Gilliams opened
the City Council Chamber doors ... I and others entered. As I waited for others to arrive, I was
reading/making notes relative to the agenda I had been sent. My waiting was not a manifestation of
malfeasance, but of growing uncertainty with respect to what was going on for the 7-10 minutes we were
in the chamber.
Thank you for this opportunity to explain my position, my thoughts, and my actions. I do believe this
explanation clears any misunderstanding that may exist with respect to my intent ... I am available for
share and would welcome my other two defensive statements. Further, I would appreciate additional
questions so that full understanding of the situation is open.
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