Steve Perkins' brother said he thinks the “negotiations” are simply a ploy to pacify protesters and spare Mayor Tab Bowling further embarrassment.
Mayor Tab Bowling, in two meetings this week with the widow of Steve Perkins, grassroots activist group Standing in Power and other Black leaders, offered to step down from his position a year early in exchange for an end to protests outside his home and comments about his performance at council meetings.
The Wednesday meeting devolved over an impasse concerning Pinion; however, a third meeting was still scheduled for Friday at the time of publication. Bowling explained in the audio recording of Monday’s meeting that the council president would automatically become the mayor after he steps down, and the council would then appoint someone to fill the new vacancy. As it stands, this means that Council President Jacob Ladner would become mayor, unless the council votes to elect a new president in the interim. In the meeting, Bowling said he discussed it that day with Ladner.“That’s the mayor’s decision to make,” he said.
“There are too many secret meetings in Decatur surrounding this issue,” said Nick Perkins, Steve Perkins’ brother. “And that’s the one thing citizens have been complaining about. There’s no transparency. Bowling told those demanding Pinion’s resignation at the Monday meeting that he “can’t just walk around and start firing people.”
“I think I can be comfortable with that, helping to try and bring a more peaceful environment to our city,” he said. “If he’s reprimanding his officers, how is it that his officers are still acting reckless?” asked Cook. “That’s when you step in and say, ‘Since you cannot control your police department, I’m going to remove you.’”
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