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Sebastian Officials Request Governor to Remove Damien Gilliams and Pamela Parris from Office

Andy Hodges by Andy Hodges
Jun 30, 2020 / 7:13 PM
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City officials in Sebastian are requesting that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis intervene and remove Sebastian Council members Damien Gilliams and Pamela Parris from public office.

The move comes after Gilliams added items to the special meeting agenda for Wednesday. These items include asking for health insurance for city council members, removing the mayor, terminating the city manager, and publicly rebuking the former Chief of Police.

The special meeting for Wednesday was supposed to be about deciding if the city was going to make face masks mandatory for employees at businesses within the City of Sebastian.

However, at the last minute, Gilliams decided to add his own items on the agenda to resemble what residents called a coup from the April 22nd meeting. The meeting was dubbed “illegal” by investigators with the State Attorney’s Office.

So, Sebastian officials added an item asking the Florida governor to remove Gilliams and Parris. The two council members were arrested on criminal charges for breaking Sunshine Laws and perjury for lying to investigators.

“A resolution of the City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, request Governor Ron DeSantis to intervene and remove council member Damien Gilliams and Council Member Pamela Parris immediately as a result of council member Gilliams arrest on June 16, 2020, for three (3) counts of violation of the Sunshine Law, F.S. 286.011 (3) (A) and one (1) count of perjury; Council member Parris was arrested on June 16, 2020 for one (1) count of violation of the Sunshine Law, F.S. 286.011 (3)( A) and one (1) count of perjury,” the agenda item says.

During public outcry in early May, Sebastian citizens asked the council not to remove the mayor or terminate any staff. Obviously, Gilliams ignored the residents of Sebastian and added it to the agenda once again.

“City business is again falling behind because Damien Gilliams and Pamela Parris have their own self-serving agendas that are different than the needs for the people of Sebastian,” a resident told Sebastian Daily.

The PAC Recall group has posted a schedule where people can sign the petitions to have Gilliams and Parris removed from public office.

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