Hubbard apologizes to council

City Councilman Lanny Hubbard apologized Monday night for an outburst during the Feb. 6 meeting in which he labeled the remaining council members as racists.

Hubbard opened the work session Monday night by apologizing to the council and mayor and shaking each of their hands.

He did say that he would not apologize for his reasons for becoming upset, but he was sorry for his actions.

“I humbly apologize to you all for my actions,” he said.

During the regular meeting Monday, Hubbard read from a prepared statement that outlined some of the issues and complaints he has about the way the council has operated.

The issue he had during the previous meeting concerned a civil service board appointment from District 4, which he represents. During the work session that night he asked the council if he had a second in support of his nomination, but he did not publicly mention who his nominee was.

When no one spoke up in support, he felt the issue was dead, he said Monday.

When the council met in the regular meeting, Councilman Jeff Masterson recommended someone from that district and the council voted in support, angering Hubbard since the nominee was taken out of his hands.

“No one should be put on any board without a resume,” he said Monday.

“That vote should become void and that candidate not brought back up.”

In other business, the council:

• entered into a contract for a corridor study of Task A of the pedestrian crosswalk project at the school complex

• approved an alcohol license for Thomas Discount Tobacco

• approved a lease with Pitney Bowes

• approved a contract with Riley Bridge Co. for culvert work on Underwood Road

• approved a $14,000 donation to the city school system to be used for upgrades in the high school field house weight room.