SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DAMIEN GILLIAMS FILING OF RECALL PETITION DEFENSIVE STATEMENT WARNING SEEK LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE SIGNING RECALL PETITIONS FILED UNDER PROTEST SUBJECT TO FLORIDA STATUTES AND CONSTITUTION What a travesty of justice when the remaining two members of the City Council continually attempt to stifle the duly elected replacements for their cohorts defeated in the last election, because of opposition to their perceived " WE DON' T REALLY GIVE A DAMN WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT. WE KNOW WHAT' S BEST" attitude. This recall, seemingly perpetrated and orchestrated by Councilman Jim Hill and with general agreement of Mayor Ed Dodd, was designed to disparage, intimidate, silence and eliminate all opposition. But people in glass houses shouldn' t throw stones, as they will all soon discover. I intend to provide the " SUNSHINE" they demand with a thorough investigation going back to when Hill and Dodd were first elected. I represent all of us believing in honesty, integrity, equal opportunity, ABSOLUTELY NO SPECIAL INTERESTS, transparent governance, fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship. 1 am calling on Governor Ron DeSantis to put an end to this perpetual injustice and appoint a non -partisan, impartial person to conduct our Council meetings, while this plays out in the court of public opinion, so the business of "WE THE PEOPLE" can straightforwardly continue. RECEIVED DAMIEN GILLowna RN 19 2020 City of Sebastian City Clerk's Office My Defensive SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Friday, June 19, 2020 Statement, between the lines above, contains exactly 200 words, as per FSĀ§ 300. 361( 3)( a) )