Displaying 5 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "city clerk".
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#673 | Muncie Flipped the Script! Who’s in Charge Here? | The Political Spotlight
May 29th, 2026 | 2 hrs 14 mins
acting mayor jeff howe, cancer diagnosis, city clerk, city councilor jeff green, communications director amber greene, emails, indiana, indiana code 36-4-5-8, last-minute leadership shakeup at muncie city hall, local politics, mrc, muncie city council, muncie city hall, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, muncie redevelopment director jeff howe, newly named deputy mayor jeff howe, real accountability, real conversations, real issues, secretary shareen wagley
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey breaks down a surprising last-minute leadership shakeup at Muncie City Hall in this special Friday night episode. With Mayor Dan Ridenour expected to be away for 6–8 weeks due to health issues, many anticipated that Councilor Jeff Green would serve as acting Mayor, based on Mayor Ridenour's statements. Instead, Ridenour suddenly appointed Jeff Howe, the current Redevelopment Director, as Deputy Mayor and then designated him acting Mayor for the first 15 days of June 2026. Bilbrey examines the timeline, the legal questions, the unexpected paperwork, and what may really be happening behind the scenes in Muncie politics. Episode 673 explains why this story couldn't wait until Sunday. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#672 | Muncie's Failed Transparency! Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How? | The Political Spotlight
May 28th, 2026 | 1 hr 46 mins
acting mayor jeff howe, arrested, cancer diagnosis, city clerk, city councilor jeff green, communications director amber greene, emails, escalating republican party infighting in madison county, formally charged, indiana, last-minute leadership shakeup at muncie city hall, local politics, mrc, muncie city council, muncie city hall, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, muncie redevelopment director jeff howe, newly named deputy mayor jeff howe, private ems, prosecutor, real accountability, real conversations, real issues, ronald d elliot jr, secretary shareen wagley, serious criminal allegations against a former muncie firefighter, sex crimes, under indiana code 36-4-5-8
Muncie politics grows more complicated as Mayor Dan Ridenour's upcoming 6-8-week medical absence from the city raises new legal and transparency questions. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey examines the designation of City Council President Jeff Green as Acting Mayor, including when the transfer of authority takes effect, potential compensation, dual-office concerns, and whether constitutional issues could arise. Plus, Bilbrey discusses serious criminal allegations against a former Muncie firefighter and breaks down escalating Republican Party infighting in Madison County. Real issues. Real conversations. Real accountability. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#543 | Disrespect Toward Taxpayers! | The Political Spotlight
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 50 mins
2026 budget process, anderson, city clerk, city council, city council meeting, commissioners pass ordinance to cary guns, councilor dale basham, councilor nora powell, county council, delaware county, disrespect toward taxpayers, emails, grant county, indiana politics, investigative powers, local politics, madison county, marion, mayor, muncie, muncie city council, muncie mayor dan ridenour, resolution #17-25
The system is designed so that, regardless of who is in charge, the type of government, or the situation, it allows or even encourages elected and appointed public servants to be disrespectful toward taxpayers. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers a few odds and ends as he waits for the big meeting for the City of Muncie on Thursday, October 16, 2025. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#541 | Muncie's Proposed 2026 Budget Process - TAKE 2! | The Political Spotlight
October 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 33 mins
2026 budget process, apra, aubrey crist, city attorney, city clerk, city controller, city councilor dale basham, city councilor nora powell, city of muncie, council's investigative power, craig wright, indiana politics, insurance, mayor dan ridenour, muncie city council special meeting, muncie politics, record requests
The goal should always be to move forward, not backward, especially in government. However, right now, the City of Muncie, Indiana, is taking two steps back and going in circles! Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey guides the audience through starting over with TAKE 2 of Muncie's Proposed 2026 Budget Process. This should be the week something happens, but then again, who knows? It's all a waiting game. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#517 | The City of Muncie’s Continuing Struggle With Transparency! | The Political Spotlight
September 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 59 secs
2026 budget, city clerk, city controller, communications, dan ridenour, finance committee, indiana, muncie, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie mayor, muncie politics, the political spotlight, transparency
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey, while not 100% is on the mend but in a bad mood due to Muncie politics being Muncie politics. Bilbrey dives into Muncie’s second Finance Committee meeting — the one that wasn’t live-streamed, yet may have been the most important of all. Just more of the same in Muncie! #ThePoliticalSpotlight