Mayor reprimanded by council for confronting city official
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Posted 11:21AM on Thursday, December 12, 2002
MARIETTA - The Marietta City Council voted 5-2 Wednesday to reprimand Mayor Bill Dunaway for confronting a city official and using inappropriate language. <br>
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Dunaway confronted the city's economic development director, Brian Freese, earlier this year, but officials would not give details about the incident. <br>
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The reprimand was pushed by 22-year veteran Councilman Philip Goldstein. Anthony Coleman and Jim King voted against the resolution. <br>
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``I'm familiar with similar situations where a lot more was done and a reprimand was not issued,'' King said. ``I have not written up people who have acted in a more severe fashion.'' <br>
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Dunaway, who has apologized to Freese, said he was frustrated with the council, but promised not to hold a grudge or seek revenge. Dunaway was elected mayor in 2001.