FOLLOW LIVE: 'Rumors' spur special meeting of city council

City Councilman Wendell Young said he called a special session of City Council for Wednesday because there are "a lot of rumors about (Harry Black's) future" in Cincinnati, and he wanted to put them to rest.

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Winburn says he fully supports Harry Black. "We cannot let politics" get in the way of our city-manager run government.

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:25:55 PM
Winburn says he supports the police and the city manager so that union employees get a fair contract.

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:26:18 PM
Winburn wants city council to support a public vote of confidence, and support him in continuing negotiations with city workers

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:26:55 PM
.@wendellyoung says @JohnCranley has, in the past, supported people publicly, but later, that person was gone. Refers to Blackwell.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:28:08 PM
Here's the motion Winburn put before city council in support of Black. fb.me/3MI3APfpc

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:29:12 PM
Some audience members seem to be upset over firing of former police chief Blackwell. Background here: bit.ly/1Lkbumo

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:29:18 PM
.@wendellyoung says he thinks Black's filing of labor complaint against FOP shows he's a principled person.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:30:02 PM
Young says Black is a "principled human being" and says he no longer wants it to appear as if council is "micromanaging" his work

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:30:38 PM
.@wendellyoung commends @JohnCranley for joint statement supporting Black, but isn't sure that means Black is safe.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:31:18 PM
.@voteSmitherman - "I think this particular meeting is a waste of time." Says any councilmembers could've called Black to talk about this.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:32:16 PM
Councilman Smitherman calls this meeting a "waste of time", says all of this could have been discussed through a phone call.

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:32:30 PM
Smitherman, "I thought my colleagues had...correspondence they could provide to the public" to justify this meeting

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:33:00 PM
.@voteSmitherman - "I thought my colleagues had an email, or a phone message they could play" at this meeting.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:33:16 PM
Smitherman says this meeting is like "Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde" says some members of the city council are playing politics with the city manager

by Dr. Hillary Lake, WCPO via twitter 8/24/2016 6:34:00 PM
.@voteSmitherman says it's a case of Jekyll and Hyde. "This is a council that is playing a political game with the city manager."

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:34:08 PM
.@yvette4cincy basically says she doesn't want Council to be caught by surprise if Cranley moves to dismiss Black.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:51:50 PM
And again, this gets tied back to Blackwell termination. twitter.com/joe_rosemeyer/…

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:52:12 PM
.@CharlieWinburn reading a motion in support of Black.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:52:47 PM
Meanwhile, this is the view from a place that is not City Hall. twitter.com/ChrisSeelbach/…

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:54:01 PM
Meanwhile, this is the view from a place that is not City Hall. twitter.com/ChrisSeelbach/…

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter retweeted by hillarylake 8/24/2016 6:54:18 PM
.@JohnCranley asks about rules for a motion coming into a special session of City Council.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:54:34 PM
.@wendellyoung says he hopes public gets to speak.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:54:48 PM
City solicitor: Majority must vote for immediate consideration of Winburn's motion. Confusion right now about Council rules.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:55:56 PM
.@CharlieWinburn "I just wanted to vote on it." Says he won't go on radio "and say ugly things" about his colleagues.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:56:26 PM
.@CharlieWinburn "I just wanted to vote on it." Says he won't go on radio "and say ugly things" about his colleagues.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter retweeted by hillarylake 8/24/2016 6:56:42 PM
City solicitor says a majority of members present can vote for immediate consideration.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:56:50 PM
"No" votes for immediate consideration were Mann, Smitherman.

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 6:57:20 PM
It's August 2016. The election is in November 2017. Has "silly season" begun at City Hall? bit.ly/2bGfzd2 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqqE_LyWAAAE9y9.jpg

by Joe Rosemeyer via twitter 8/24/2016 10:17:57 PM