ONTARIO — The city of Ontario will pay $28,500 settlement to a local businessman and former city councilor for ejecting him from a City Council meeting in May of 2021.
ONTARIO â How good are you in the kitchen?
Individuals who are confident enough to put their cooking skills to the test are urged to enter the cooking contest for the Tater Tot Festival, and some people already have registered to compete in the preliminary event.
The festival which celebrates Ontario as the birthplace of the tots isnât until mid-September in downtown Ontario. However, entries for the cooking contest will be judged Saturday, and those who want their recipes considered will need to register by 6 p.m. Thursday.
Charlotte Fugate, with Revitalize Ontario â the nonprofit organizing the two-day event â said on July 23, there already were nine entries.
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Former City Councilor Marty Justus was removed from an Ontario City Council meeting on May 18, following his public comments, and the request of a current councilor to review what was written on the signs. Justus has been attending council meetings with his signs for the past several meetings.
Councilor John Kirby called for the point of order, asking to clarify what actions would constitute a disruption by an audience member and warrant being censured by the meetingâs âpresiding officer,â who is the mayor, as it pertained to potentially slanderous remarks being presented by Justus.
âMr. Justus is now communicating with the council, he needs to stop or be removed from this council,â stated Kirby.
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Public comments presented by citizens at the Ontario City Councilâs most recent work study session on March 4 directed a slew of allegations at Ontario City Council President Freddy Rodriguez. Among those by Charlotte Kerftmeyer and Christopher Plummer were domestic abuse and using his City Council Facebook page to ârantâ about his personal life or to âslander or abuse people.â
Chris Artiach said Rodriguez continuing to serve on the council, âitâs making the city an embarrassmentâ and said it was âhumiliation.â
âAll Iâm asking is for the City Council to have a little bit of courage, look at the facts and not weasel away through loopholes and ideas about what a restraining order is,â said Jerry Ward, of Ontario who questioned councilors about their âcourageâ in voting Rodriguez as council president.