Knives came out this week in Richmond’s City Hall, where commissioners and the city manager spent the last two days carving into employees, appointees, and in some cases, each other, for their allegedly poor or biased performance. Meanwhile, an elected official said of his recent arrest only that his “heart and mind are clear”.
During Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled City Commission meeting, Commissioner Jim Newby made his first public appearance on behalf of the City since being arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
In a social media post following his arrest, Newby wrote he did not “make excuses” for anything he does. During the meeting, Newby did not give a statement regarding his DUI, nor was it mentioned by anyone on the bench. At the close of the meeting, Mayor Robert Blythe asked if everyone’s “hearts and minds [were] clear,” Newby responded, “Believe me, if anybody’s hearts and minds [are] clear it’s mine.”…