Things get ugly as mayor of Oregon coast town arrested amid tempest at city council meeting

Things get ugly as mayor of Oregon coast town arrested amid tempest at city council meeting

Last week’s ouster of the Waldport mayor split the 2,200-resident town, as many of the most vocal residents side with her.

Expelled Waldport Mayor Cited For Disorderly Conduct

On April 4, the Waldport City Council met to discuss employee complaints against elected Mayor Heide Lambert. After meeting in executive session, the council cited City Charter rule 21(g), which prevents the direction of city staff by an elected official to expel Lambert from her position as Mayor. During the regularly scheduled Waldport city council meeting on April 10th Mrs. Lambert went to the dias and made a statement "I was not provided wit…

Ex-mayor's defiance at raucous Waldport council meeting Thursday leads to her citation for disorderly conduct • Lincoln Chronicle

A raucous and contentious Waldport city council meeting Thursday evening led to sheriff's deputies citing ex-mayor Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct after she refused to leave a chair normally reserved for the city's top elected official. The post Ex-mayor’s defiance at raucous Waldport council meeting Thursday leads to her citation for disorderly conduct appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.