David, I hardly think it's fair to call this "fence-sitting".
The large number of abstentions on this vote sent 2 definite
messages to the Mayor:
- we don't like laying off the lowest-paid employee to reduce your budget,
- but we don't want to micro-manage your own office staffing.
It's quite clear that this large number of abstentions was not
typical, and was sending a message -- your own use of the "!" comment
indicates that you recognized this as significant.
>From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>. . . Ryback), gets his staffing - on a 7-1 vote with 5 (!)
>abstentions. Gary Schiff is the bold soul who dared vote no. Your
>fence-sitters are: Sandy Colvin Roy, Dean Zimmermann, Robert Lilligren,
>Natalie Johnson Lee and Joe Biernat.
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