Some residents called the appointment cronyism, because Fritz was James' campaign manager. Neither James nor Fritz would respond to the allegations. Fritz said she's simply doing council a favor. Council members Sandra Cicirelli, Richard LeBlanc and Glenn Anderson said they were swamped with calls Wednesday from residents who wanted to file complaints against those council members who decided privately to dispense with the clerk. That comes out of their personal bank accounts.
Residents say they'd like to see that happen while they plan a recall.
They made that known at Tuesday's boisterous City Council meeting.