Sale of City Owned Property—The Council approved the sale of the following City owned properties: Ellicott District 476 Riley Street was sold to Mr. Edward Motley and Ms. Vernetta Harvin for $2,100 Appointments The Council approved the appointment of the following individual to a position within a City of Buffalo Department at a step above the base salary: Department of Permit and Inspection Services Chief Building Inspector Ronald Collins The Council accepted the appointment of the following individuals to positions within various City of Buffalo Departments at the base salary: Office of the Mayor Special Assistant to the Mayor II Jessica Smith Department of Public Works Meter Reader Pamela Orcutt The Council appointed the following individuals to positions within various District Common Council Offices: Ellicott District Legislative Aide Felicia Williams Masten District Legislative Assistant Nikita Fortune Assistant Legislative Aide Frank Garland, III The Council accepted the appointment of the following individual to seasonal positions within various City of Buffalo Departments at the base salary: Department of Assessment and Taxation Clerk Lyana Luciano Department of Law Law Clerk TheArthur Duncan License and Permit Approvals—Upon the recommendation of the Department Permit & Inspection Services, the Council approved the following license and permit applications: Delaware District Food Store License KRK Food Mart located at 523 Starin Avenue Restaurant Dance License Cole’s Restaurant located at 1104 Elmwood Avenue Gabel’s located at 1281 Hertel Avenue Niagara District Food Store License Zip’s Food located at 896 Niagara Street Permit for a LED Sign C. Lazarus, agent of the property located at 1379 Niagara Street South District Second Hand Dealer License APO.Com Inc. located at 2198 South Park Avenue Claims, Contracts, Change orders & Agreements The Council approved the following contract change orders submitted by the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works (“DPW”): The contract with Fibertech Environmental for the Police Headquarters Asbestos Abatement Project was increased by $27,731. The contract was initially awarded in the amount of $124,300 and with this change the contract will increase to $152,031. Upon the request of the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works (“DPW”), the Council: Authorized DPW to take proposals and hire an engineering consultant for construction management and inspection of intersection improvements needed at the Clinton and Cedar Streets intersection in the Ellicott District. Authorized DPW to dispose of 19 vehicles and equipment by means of auction or scrap. The vehicles and equipment are outdated and have outlived their usefulness to DPW. Upon the request of the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works, the Council approved the following reports of bids: Of the bids that were received for the Buffalo Zoological Gardens Roof Reconstruction Project, Grove Roofing Services, Inc. was the lowest with a bid of $145,000. Of the bids that were received for the Emergency Scaffolding Project at Linden & Colvin Avenues, Destro Safespan Scaffolding, LLC was the lowest with a bid of $5,180.]]>
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‘Worrisome’: Ex-staffer warns new Trump administration would be stripped of key restraint
Donald Trump's second administration will find itself unable to rely on a key restraint that prevented the former president from pursuing bad federal policy during his first term, a one-time staffer warned Wednesday.
Former Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews appeared on CNN to share her fears that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, will surround himself with easily swayed staffers should he regain the White House in 2025.
"It's going to be a bunch of yes men and women who will do and say what he pleases," Matthews warned. "It's extremely worrisome because I think that competency and experience are gonna be out the window."
Matthews issued this warning on the heels of a Time Magazine exposé detailing the actions Trump hopes to take as commander in chief, among them prosecuting President Joe Biden, mass deportations and government pregnancy monitoring.
The former press secretary suggested the threat Trump presents would not be evaded should he lose the presidential election on Nov. 5.
"We know with Donald Trump that an election is only fair if he wins," Matthews said. "It almost sounded like a threat of political violence if he loses."
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Matthews then argued future "yes" staffers will not be able to rely on a key tactic Trump's former White House team successfully used to dissuade him from pursuing bad policy: raising the specter of reelection.
The argument will be rendered moot by presidential term limits, she explained.
"If he is elected president again, that won't be a concern," Matthews said. "You're not really going to be able to steer him off of some of these bad policies."
Finally, Matthews expressed her outrage that Trump has suggested pardons for people convicted on criminal charges related to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021.
"He calls them hostages and patriots," Matthews said. "It's really just disgusting to me."
