By Apopka City Commissioner Nick Nesta
Once again, the City of Apopka is under duress, with the blatant abuse of "power" and absolute violation of policy, procedures, and laws topped off by the all-too-familiar unhinged behavior of the current censured Mayor, Bryan Nelson.
Bryan Nelson was censured on August 2nd, 2023, for lying to the City of Apopka Commissioners, the City of Apopka residents, and others about the true employment status of fired attorney Micheal Rodriguez.
The City of Apopka and the residents' will are once again under attack. Serious matters are being completely disregarded, and this administration is continuing to commit ethics violations.
Prior city resolutions, city policy, city procedures, and guidelines are being ignored. Once again, the current censured Mayor Bryan Nelson has lashed out simply because he is upset by the fact-based and accuracy of the voices of the people, who express some of their valid concerns during the public comments section of the Apopka City Council agenda where the residents are referencing what current censured Mayor Bryan Nelson has done, is doing, and seeks to continue to do to the detriment of the City of Apopka and its residents.
As if that wasn't enough, the current censured Mayor Bryan Nelson failed to broadcast live the City of Apopka Council meeting and cut the live YouTube feed on August 7th, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. immediately after his "Mayor's Report," which was an attack on Apopka’s democracy and left many disenfranchised and marginalized.
The current censured Mayor Bryan Nelson continues to rule over many of the wonderful City of Apopka employees and create a hostile work environment in which they must follow his instructions, demands, and orders or else... in order to keep their jobs and take care of their families, responsibilities, and commitments.
The voices of “We the People” were once again dishonored, trampled, and outright ignored by the majority vote of our City of Apopka Council on August 7th, 2024, at the 1:30 PM City Council meeting.
Commissioner Nadia Anderson, Commissioner Alexander Smith, and Mayor Bryan Nelson voted in the affirmative to move public comments to the end of the meeting and Commissioner Nesta and Commissioner Velasquez in support of leaving Public Comments staying where it was after presentations.
This repeated profound disrespect to my residents was utterly shameful and is now listed in the Apopka history books as yet another black eye on the City of Apopka due to small-minded political retaliation, ineffective hostile “leadership,” and the inability to simply do what is right instead of doing what is for perceived political gain!
The City of Apopka deserves and will receive better!
