TAYLOR: While the Taylor City Council and Mayor were in Executive Session which was called during the Adminstrative Meeting, a group was gathered outside.
Former Taylor Councilman Merritt Carothers showed up as Taylor Police Officer Tim Miller threatened everyone in the council chambers with arrest if they did not vacate the building. There was a quorum in the council chambers at the time of Officer Tim Miller’s threats of arrest.
A relative of Taylor Mayor Robert Lamb, Denny Ray, was the one yelling at the Council members before Officer Tim Miller threatened everyone to leave. And Ray was yelling at the people, to include RSN for livestreaming the meeting.
Former Councilman Merrit Carothers stated he and his wife were eating dinner and was watching the livestream. He stood it as long as he could and finally had to come to the meeting. Carothers, who unsuccessfully ran for Mayor, said he has lived in Taylor all of his life, loves Taylor and hates seeing Taylor Mayor Robert Lamb destroy the town. Carothers said that Taylor has become a joke since November when Robert Lamb took over as Mayor.
A lady and Denny Ray got in to a yelling match. The lady was threatened by Acting Taylor Police Chief Jimmy Hill. The lady took a copy of the Taylor Personnel Rules and Regulations which was laying on a table in the council chambers. Acting Chief Jimmy Hill threatened the lady that if she did not bring the book back, which is public record, that he would arrest her for Theft of Property. That if she did bring it back he would issue a summons for her to appear before Taylor Municipal Court. She brought the book back and was issued a sumons to appear in court.
The next day the summons and issue was dismissed following her employing a qualified legal counsel to represent her in the matter.
. Acting Chief Hill wanted people to believe that he “just” happened to review the video and saw her take the book. It was laying with maps and other items for public view. Mayor Lamb does not like the lady so many are doubtful that Hill just looked on his own.
Acting Taylor Police Chief Jimmy Hill was forced out of Samson as Police Chief and his wife who worked for the City of Samson was forced to resign. Hill works full time as a Geneva County Sheriff Patrol Deputy. He is only Acting Police Chief in Taylor.
The time allowed to serve as Acting Police Chief is about to expire. Speculation is that Mayor Robert Lamb will name Officer Tim Miller as Acting Police Chief.
The termination hearing on James Braizer has never been held as due process rules and regulations of both the Taylor Personnel Rules and Regulations and the laws of the State of Alabama require.
Whle other people were not allowed to speak, Mayor Robert Lamb’s relative and supporter Denny Ray was allowed to scream and yell in the meeting. Councilman Kenny tHompson, not Mayor Lamb, finally directed Taylor Police Officer Tim Miller to make Denny Ray leave the building.
