We ask that the Mayor of Fromberg, Montana issue an Official Statement with regard to the current employment status of all Town Employees as well as the Contract status of the Town Attorney and the Town Judge.
We ask that the Mayor of Fromberg, Montana issue an Official Statement with regard to the current employment status of all Town Employees as well as the Contract status of the Town Attorney and the Town Judge.
A letter to the council from the Mayor only states that he has received a letter of resignation from Ralph Dawson, Law Enforcement officer, effective 24 December 2017, midnight.
The Town Attorney, at this point had submitted her resignation at the last meeting and is effective 31 December 2017.
There are some viable questions that need to answered in that regard.
I visited with Hope Freeman today(Dec 11,2017) to discuss this and was quite puzzled as to her reasons, which will be discussed at a later time, as I feel the conversation was confidential.
Mr. Dawson did not state a reason for his resignation, but the inclination is that it was accepted by the current Mayor.
A recent post on the Focus on Fromberg page stated in a comment: That this person was disgusted about the way Mr. Dawson was treated by townspeople that had venom in their hearts.
If people felt that way(and I feel it wasn’t venom) Mr. Dawson brought these feelings to bear, by his actions or inaction and attitude towards a big part of this community. The post was put with a message to heros and first responders and the gratitude all of us owe them for their service. And we cannot deny the Thanks we owe them. That being said, the general feeling in the community is that Mr. Dawson did not live up to those descriptions.
Yes, he did serve our country, along with hundreds of thousands of others who were not treated with the honors they should have gotten from the people of this country. My father served in three wars, my uncles also, my brother and husband served during the Viet Nam war. When the war was over, they came home, as ordinary citizens. Some were spit upon and belittled.
So, no, I don’t feel the townspeople owe Mr. Dawson an apology, but yes, Thank You for your service.
Respect has to be earned, not given freely because of your position. I do not know what he was thinking of when he submitted his letter of resignation,
but what is done is done, and I wish him well in his future endeavors.
An added note: The town attorney is not under contract, but was appointed by the current Mayor, which sheds a whole new light on the subject.
We are looking forward to a New Year. It has been an incredible 2017 ( and at times very stressful ) but, I feel we can move forward and accomplish a lot. Thanks to the community and their dedication and vision for the future.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May it be all that you wish for.
I want $150 per hour to be a mushroom. And the gutless wonder would like you to come down to to the little cowboy bar so we can be introduced.