IN POLITE VOTE, WIGGINS NAMED BURBANK MAYOR : COUNCIL MEMBERS CALL SPANOS RUDE.Byline: Lee Condon Condon is a surname that originated in Ireland. The name is derived from a French surname de Caunteton, which came to Ireland with Norman settlers in the 12th century AD. In Irish the surname is Condún. Daily News Staff Writer The City Council chose Councilman Bill Wiggins William David Wiggin (born June 4, 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries. He has held the seat of Leominster since the 2001 election. as mayor Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , after members passed over Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE Spanos, who had been first in line for the city's top job. Wiggins, 46, was elected mayor after members said Spanos - the council's vice mayor last year - was too rude rude - [WPI] 1. Badly written or functionally poor, e.g. a program that is very difficult to use because of gratuitously poor design decisions. Opposite: cuspy. 2. Anything that manipulates a shared resource without regard for its other users in such a way as to cause a to city staff and constituents to hold the largely ceremonial post. But Spanos charged she was snubbed because she is a young, outspoken woman who doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. fit her colleagues' image of what a mayor should be. ``I believe I was passed over because I wasn't one of the boys,'' said Spanos, 32, after the 3-2 vote. ``They don't want a young, visible outgoing woman'' as mayor. Wiggins, Councilman Bob Kramer and outgoing Mayor David Golonski all voted against her. Councilman Ted McConkey voted for Spanos, and Spanos voted for herself. Golonski said he opposed Spanos because she wasn't respectful re·spect·ful adj. Showing or marked by proper respect. re·spect  ful·ly adv. enough of city staff and constituents.
``I haven't seen that respect and it's very troublesome to me,'' Golonski said during the meeting, drawing applause from the packed chambers. Spanos declined to respond to Golonski's statements. Kramer said his decision to vote against Spanos had nothing to do with her gender. ``It entirely had to do with her behavior both in and out of City Hall,'' Kramer said. ``She's shown no respect for the people of Burbank or the staff. She's been a bully here at City Hall threatening people if she doesn't get her way.'' However, he declined to provide specific examples to buttress buttress, mass of masonry built against a wall to strengthen it. It is especially necessary when a vault or an arch places a heavy load or thrust on one part of a wall. his allegations. Wiggins, who was elected in 1993, said he supports women in office and that gender was not an issue in voting against Spanos. He said he made his decision on what was ``best for Burbank.'' Wiggins, the president of Automation Plating Corp. in Glendale, said as mayor he'll try to make the city friendlier to business and resolve issues at the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport. Mary Lou Howard, the city's first mayor in 1982, said she didn't believe Spanos' claim that she was passed over because she was a young woman. Howard said the last two vice mayors to be passed over were men. Spanos, a former businesswoman and community volunteer who was elected to the council in 1993, did not directly defend herself during the council session, but said she has been going through a ``painful'' period in her life. She did not explain what she meant by that. But she did read a long selection from the Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as that describes how good people will triumph over evil ones. Spanos, who was the youngest person ever elected to the body, is entering the last year of her first four-year council term. ``I think I would have made an excellent mayor,'' Spanos said after the meeting. ``I'm a hard worker. I reflect what the citizens of Burbank want. I think I would have brought a lot of spirit to the office.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos |
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