Mayor Frank Melton on Monday dismissed Councilwoman Margarett Barrett-Simon to news reporters as unimportant.
Melton, apparently aggravated by the council’s delay in confirming his two school board appointees, made the remark as Barrett-Simon left a special council meeting specifically to approve claims and payroll.
The acrimonious atmosphere reflects a widening chasm between the mayor and some council members in the wake of Ben Allen’s Friday resignation as Ward 1 councilman after 10 years.
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