Jose Peo removed from Rochester City Council chair position | #citycouncil


ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester City Councilmember Jose Peo is standing his ground after being punished by the president of the council.

Miguel Melendez removed Peo from his role as chairman of the council’s Parks and Public Works Committee following a controversial episode of Peo’s podcast.

Peo’s co-host, Lavelle Lewis, made sexually explicit comments about another city council member, Mary Lupien, during a conversation on the podcast on June 15.

Peo said he wouldn’t apologize for other people’s comments, but then read an apology on the show’s latest episode.

“My hope is that the lessons get learned and we move forward,” said Melendez. “Hopefully there is some kind of reconciliation between the two members of council. But certainly, it takes both of them to decide if that’s where they want to go.”

Peo issued the following statement in response to Melendez:

“Councilman Jose Peo stands on his record as Chair for Parks and Public Works, which has led to a perfect 100% ‘Yay’ vote on every legislation he’s presented, all while fighting for dedicated and elevated bike lanes, expanding on our interconnected infrastructure for continuous, non-interrupted, low-stress bicycle routes, updating both equipment and infrastructure to handle our harsh winter months, and increasing community-led development along our major waterways and in our communities. 

“All that while working professionally with other City Councilmembers who have either attacked him on social media, or whose followers say/post/comment disgusting, bigoted, incendiary and lewd things about him and his family, yet never once has he asked any of them to censor their friends, or to speak up for him. 

“This would be the first time ever that an elected official is censured for NOT doing something, while allowing similar actions to continue against them.”

Melendez removed Peo from the assignment after consulting with the rest of Rochester City Council. 

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