BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT IF ANY
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST
SAVANNAH CITY ALDERWOMAN KESHA
GIBSON- CARTER. FOUR COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE FILED TWO
SEPARATE ETHICS COMPLAINTS
AGAINST HER. THE MATTER IS NOW
IN THE HANDS OF THE CITY'S
BOARD OF ETHICS. WSAV NEWS 3'S
EDWARD MOODY IS ON YOUR SIDE
WITH WHAT'S NEXT.
Alderwoman Kesha
Gibson-Carter/At- Large: "I do
not intend to publically
address this issue again as it
does nothing for the greater
good of this community." BUT
ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS FROM
FELLOW SAVANNAH CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS - ALDERWOMAN KESHA
GIBSON- CARTER'S BEHAVIOR AND
COMMENTS AREN'T BENEFITING THE
COMMUNITY. AMONG THE MOST
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST
HER - THAT SHE THREATED
ALDERWOMAN LINDA WILDER- BRYAN
AND THREW AROUND THE F- WORD
DURING A RECENT COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Alderwoman
Kesha Gibson-Carter/Post 1: "I
am doing exactly what you sent
me here to do and I am doing
it with the high level of
integrity, authenticity and
morality." ACCORDING TO
SAVANNAH'S ETHICS ORDINANCE -
THE CITY'S BOARD OF ETHICS HAS
30 DAYS TO HOLD A HEARING ON
THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST
GIBSON- CARTER - AND 60 DAYS
TO HANDOVER THEIR FINDINGS TO
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
WHO COULD PUBLICLY REPRIMAND
THE AT- LARGE ALDERWOMAN OR
CENSURE HER -- BUT ONLY WITH A
MAJORITY VOTE. Mayor Van
Johnson/Savannah: (01:40) "At
the end of the day, it's not
about personalities. It's
really about the work."
(01:45) THIS CERTAINLY ISN'T
THE FIRST TIME AN ALDERMAN HAS
FACED AN ETHICS COMPLAINT. IN
2017 THE CITY COUNCIL CENSURED
FORMER DISTRICT 6 ALDERMAN
TONY THOMAS AFTER HE ADMITTED
TO CALLING A LOCAL REPORTER A
DEROGATORY NAME. TO DATE -
GIBSON-CARTER HASN'T ADMITTED
TO ANY WRONG DOING. Mayor Van
Johnson/Savannah: (05:10) "I
think people are expecting us
to be adults and work things
out. And so I just want to
make sure that young people
who are watching and all that
sees us as good role models."
(05:17) IN SAVANNAH - EDWARD
MOODY - WSAV NEWS 3.
ACCORDING TO A CITY ORDINANCE
- ALDERWOMAN GIBSON-CARTER HAS
THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY
AN ATTORNEY AT THE BOARD OF
ETHIC'S HEARING. SHE CAN ALSO
QUESTION WITNESSES AND PRESENT
HER OWN EVIDENCE.
JUST IN TO THE WSAV NEWSROOM.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE
OF A HOUSE FIRE IN LUDOWICI.
YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES
