COUNTY OFFICIALS STAY OUT OF DISPUTE.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer County officials have refused to get involved in the squabble squab·ble intr.v. squab·bled, squab·bling, squab·bles To engage in a disagreeable argument, usually over a trivial matter; wrangle. See Synonyms at argue. n. A noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter. over the election of a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police detective to the Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Representatives of Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San said it is inappropriate for the politician to intervene in the debate before the Town Council, which advises the county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. on local issues, but has no binding power. ``They're not a county adjunct,'' said David Vannatta, Antonovich's planning deputy. ``They're supposed to be free-standing. We always encourage Agua Dulce to work things out in the community.'' The reaction comes in response to a Dec. 14 letter written by Councilwoman Tana Lampton. In it, she asked Antonovich to help the council obtain binding arbitration in the matter of Michael Sullivan Michael Sullivan may refer to: Michael Sullivan
Lampton could not be reached for comment. At the suggestion of the county, the seven-member council held a mediation session Dec. 3 in which members agreed to accept Sullivan. That agreement fell apart the next day when Lampton changed her mind because Town Council candidate Howard Carlip was left out of the proceedings. Some council members had tapped Carlip to replace Sullivan after questions arose about Sullivan's candidacy. ``This agreement was rescinded by myself, in writing, the next day and the agreement was voided void·ed adj. Heraldry Having the central area cut out or left vacant, leaving an outline or narrow border: a voided lozenge. ,'' Lampton said in the Dec. 14 letter. ``I believe Mr. Carlip, as a duly elected representative, was disenfranchised.'' Now some Town Council members are calling for a disciplinary hearing to censure Lampton, whom they said wrote the Dec. 14 letter on council stationery without the group's input. Sullivan said it is not the first time Lampton has acted independently of the council. ``What I would like to see happen is for her to stop writing letters,'' Sullivan said. ``All it does is cause conflict.'' In November, the detective and his supporters formed their own council after some members, including Lampton, refused to seat him because of the voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. issue. The groups consolidated about two weeks ago when Sullivan and two other new members were sworn in during a formal ceremony. |
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