self preservation
Regular Member
Congratulation. I don't think you will need a lot of advice. If you stick to the 3 promises above, you will successfully deal with almost any problem. I will give you one piece of advice, get a copy of "Ky. League of Cities Official Legal Handbook". It has an amazing amount of information in it. I am constantly surprised at the stuff that city council members don't know, that they could easily find out with this book. They are just too lazy to look it up. The city may already have one. If they do, it probably has never been opened. Ask the Mayor to get one, or just buy one yourself. It will pay for itself in no time. There is a big discount for city officials. I have found the people at KLC to be very helpful. You should get to know both Andrea Shindelbower and J.D.Caney(J.D is a no BS, straight shooting kind of guy; you'll like him). They can be a great help to you. I'd bet the others would not bother to pick up the phone to ask a question. They are probably too smart to ask any questions. These two things will make you a "city legal expert" in no time. You will be Mayor soon. Now, for your biggest problem, is anybody there aware that you are acquainted with Drake? Was he your campaign manager?
Thanks, I will most certainly get a copy of the above mentioned book. As far as Drake, he has went into hiding on me.