GTC® Appoints Brother to Review Charter.Thereby Violating Same.

Oh, sweet Irony. Thou art a fickle and cruel mistress.

GoodTime Charlie® whiffed again.

This time he skirted established nepotism laws with the appointment of his brother, recently canned by the Mercedes School District.

Emma Perez-Trevino reported yesterday:

Another appointee, Richard Atkinson is Commissioner Charlie Atkinson's brother.

Richard Atkinson, the former principal at Mercedes High School was fired at a special board meeting March 22, an MISD staff member verified Friday. Herald archives reflect that this was in connection with the alleged treatment of students.

Commissioner Atkinson said Friday that he doesn't believe appointing his brother represents a conflict or concern.

"He's a fair guy," the commissioner said of his brother. "They are just boards. They just recommend. It's not a board where they issue thousands of dollars here and there. They are an advisory board."

Commissioner Atkinson also said his brother lives in Brownsville and did not know if he had been fired or not.

I guess, as EP-T reported, it's "no concern" to GTC® that Article V (Administrative Provisions) of the Brownsville City Charter reads:

Section 30. Nepotism.

No person related within the second degree by affinity, or within the third degree by consanguinity, to the mayor or any of the commissioners, shall be appointed by the city commission, nor a person thus related to the city manager shall ever be appointed by him to any office, position, clerkship or service to the city.

Folks, I swear, these blog posts sometimes write themselves. The 1hr 5min mark of the below City Commission meeting video captures the moment in all its... whatever.