Rosado to face inquiry tomorrow.
It would appear Mr. Rosado has had a change of heart. His initial statements to the press that he would not attend Wednesday’s meeting have suddenly changed. This afternoon, in a hastily called press conference, Mr. Rosado lashed out at his accusers. He claims a “personal vendetta”.
Perhaps, the most curious aspect of this is the sudden change by Mr. Day in calling for the investigation. Mr. Day and Mr. Rosado have always appeared extremely supportive of one another, during Council Meetings. In calling for an investigation, Mr. Day is clearly changing that long standing position. It also calls into question the veracity of the ‘personal vendetta’. Surely Mr. Rosado doesn’t believe that Mr. Day has a sudden vendetta, after all of these months of support?
This turn of events shows Mr. Rosado’s unwillingness to accept culpability. He feels that he is wrongly accused. He feels that people are out to get him for his ‘leadership style’. While I can agree that I don’t like his leadership style, I doubt that the catalyst of this situation has anything to do with his style. I believe that the facts will bear out that he broke charter. He seemed very free in his admission of it, during council meeting.
However, with all of that aside, I do believe the ‘right thing to do’ is going to be a full investigation, by an outside, independent agency. My statements on Wednesday during public input time will relay this opinion.
I am extremely dissappointed that Mr. Rosado chose this route. I am however, not surprised. The appropriate answer for someone who played loose with our rules of government would be to resign. Having failed that ethical test, Mr. Rosado will now face whatever consequences are in store for him.
