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May 24, 2005

Resolution opposes appointee protection

Resolution opposes appointee protection A resolution going before the City Council today recommends that Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. not move some city staffers into civil service positions. “We were trying to get at discouraging the mayor from moving people from political slots into civil service positions,” City Council President Leslie McLemore said. “The new mayor…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 24, 2005

As a fellow Dem, mayor should give Melton boost

As a fellow Dem, mayor should give Melton boost Decisions, decisions Johnson, who defeated two-term incumbent Kane Ditto in 1997, has been evasive about whether he will support Melton. “I haven’t made up my mind about that,” said Johnson, a Democratic National Committee member. “I don’t see any dust flying. No TV spots. No radio…