The Bloomington City Council met Monday, April 19, 2021.
Jenn Carrillo was censured Monday by her fellow Bloomington City Council members over her public pledge to make “life a living hell” for two recently elected council members, whose candidacies she opposed.
In a special meeting, the council voted 6-3 to formally disapprove of Carrillo’s comments.
Carrillo along with council members Julie Emig and Jeff Crabill voted against the resolution.
The measure was drafted by Bloomington Mayor-elect Mboka Mwilambwe, who said that Carrillo’s comments, initially made on Facebook, “hinder an environment in which the council can work together to meet the challenges of the community.”
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The Bloomington City Council will have a special meeting on Monday to talk about censuring council member Jenn Carrillo.
The 5:15 p.m. meeting is a response to Carrillo s social media posts after the April 6 election that threatened to make the lives of two newly elected council members who defeated candidates Carrillo backed a living hell for the next two years.
The agenda also includes several other topics: collaboration on the city council, a call for increased civil discourse, and potentially directing staff to draft a code of conduct for future consideration by the council.
The virtual meeting is ahead of the council s regular meeting at 6 p.m. as a committee-of the-whole work session.