WFYI
By Drew Daudelin
Members of the Indianapolis City-County Council voted Monday night to hold yet another vote on its president. Its current president Stephen Clay is under attack by fellow Democrats for allegedly making backroom deals to get elected.
Clay, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Democrat Maggie Lewis earlier this month. Clay promptly removed certain Democrats from committees and replaced them with Republicans who helped him win. As a result many view his election as a personal strategic maneuver, guided more by self-interest than earnest political goals.
The inner-council drama that ensued came to a head Monday night, when Councillor Joseph Simpson, a Democrat, motioned to hold a vote to remove Clay from his position at the next full meeting.