TAYLOR: 6:00 PM Taylor Mayor Robert Lamb and members of the Taylor City Council held their regular scheduled meeting. The meeting went rather fast.
The Mayor and Council gave a one time cost of living bonus of $ 250 for part time and $ 500 for full time employees. Mayor Lamb said the Water Department, on Fridays after lunch everything dies down and asked about the staff closing at noon. Councilman Thompson and Milner expressed feelings against closing but suggested a rotating schedule on cutting down on the staff. History reflects about 37 transactions the entire day. The decision is to rotate staff on Friday afternoons.
Following the meeting Councilman Milner asked for an Executive Session to discuss pending legal matters. The council said there would be no action taken following the Executive Session.
The pending legal matter is the termination of Taylor Police Chief James Brazier by Mayor Robert Lamb. The termination took place 45 minutes after the oath of office was given to Robert Lamb as Mayor. When Lamb terminated Chief Brazier he had Prosecutor Gary Maxwell and Taylor Magistrate Ann Baxter were in the room with Lamb when he terminated Chief Brazier.
Former Taylor Police Officer Tim Miller was at the swearing in and did not leave until 10:45 AM the day of the swearing in and termination of Chief Brazier. Miller is reported to have made statements he went to watch Chief Brazier be terminated.
The council opened a envelope when they came in and sit down. According to information the City Clerk, who just resigned, wrote all of the council members a letter or it was a letter from Chief Brazier. There was no mention of the letter, however, RSN knows they opened the letter. The City Clerk was working for the transition but got fed up with things left.
Also Chief James Brazier employed Attorney Jim Parkman who wrote the City of Taylor a letter about the termination of Brazier. Attorney Stephen Etheredge responded to Attorney Jim Parkman. There has been no public discussion. The City Council has never voted to terminate Chief James Brazier and they have never named a Interim Police Chief. And by law the Mayor has to have the Town Council approval. There has been no official termination of Chief Brazier so all of this time since the Mayor’s actions might cost the City of Taylor aa lot of back pay plus,
