Former Christkindlmarkt board member sues Carmel
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '4.240', 'text': 'to itm8m8 now resignation and a lawsuit'}, {'start': '2.480', 'end': '6.080', 'text': 'from the people behind the caramel Chris'}, {'start': '4.240', 'end': '7.680', 'text': 'Kindle Mart is raising questions about'}, {'start': '6.080', 'end': '9.679', 'text': "the city's handling of the holiday"}, {'start': '7.680', 'end': '11.599', 'text': "tradition. That's right. It's Tim Spears"}, {'start': '9.679', 'end': '13.280', 'text': 'is in Carmel where the affiliate review'}, {'start': '11.599', 'end': '14.799', 'text': 'committee was formed to investigate the'}, {'start': '13.280', 'end': '17.279', 'text': "market's operations. Tim, they're"}, {'start': '14.799', 'end': '19.279', 'text': 'meeting inside city hall right now.'}, {'start': '17.279', 'end': '21.680', 'text': 'The council will actually hear a report'}, {'start': '19.279', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'from the review committee on Monday. But'}, {'start': '21.680', 'end': '26.640', 'text': 'a council member I talked to seems a bit'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'disappointed with its work up to this'}, {'start': '26.640', 'end': '30.880', 'text': 'point, believing the committee is'}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '33.640', 'text': "focused on financials when the market's"}, {'start': '30.880', 'end': '36.120', 'text': 'dysfunction seems to be more about'}, {'start': '33.640', 'end': '38.879', 'text': "relationships. We don't know who is"}, {'start': '36.120', 'end': '41.040', 'text': "actually going to lead the market. We're"}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '43.040', 'text': 'getting ready for a market and we still'}, {'start': '41.040', 'end': '46.480', 'text': 'have people who feel like their voice'}, {'start': '43.040', 'end': '49.200', 'text': 'has not been heard like uh what resulted'}, {'start': '46.480', 'end': '51.280', 'text': 'in a lawsuit. As the sights, sounds, and'}, {'start': '49.200', 'end': '54.239', 'text': 'shops of the Caramel Chris Kindle Market'}, {'start': '51.280', 'end': '56.719', 'text': 'drew nearly 10,000 visitors a day last'}, {'start': '54.239', 'end': '59.920', 'text': 'year, the behind the scenes would soon'}, {'start': '56.719', 'end': '62.640', 'text': "drive away the market's CEO of 8 years,"}, {'start': '59.920', 'end': '65.040', 'text': 'Maria Adele Rosenfeld. Her resignation'}, {'start': '62.640', 'end': '67.600', 'text': 'letter obtained by News 8 says, "This'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '70.080', 'text': 'board does not want me in this role.'}, {'start': '67.600', 'end': '72.240', 'text': "I've been excluded from key decisions."}, {'start': '70.080', 'end': '74.720', 'text': 'My leadership as CEO has been'}, {'start': '72.240', 'end': '79.680', 'text': "undermined. We're in an unfortunate"}, {'start': '74.720', 'end': '82.159', 'text': 'situation to lose the CEO that has taken'}, {'start': '79.680', 'end': '84.320', 'text': 'us from nothing to number one in the'}, {'start': '82.159', 'end': '86.720', 'text': 'country. Now, a former Chris Kendall'}, {'start': '84.320', 'end': '89.280', 'text': 'Market board member, Susan McDermott, is'}, {'start': '86.720', 'end': '91.280', 'text': 'suing the mayor and city. First'}, {'start': '89.280', 'end': '94.159', 'text': 'appointed by Mayor Sue Fininkham in'}, {'start': '91.280', 'end': '96.320', 'text': 'January of 2024, the mayor replaced'}, {'start': '94.159', 'end': '99.200', 'text': 'McDermott and another board member in'}, {'start': '96.320', 'end': '101.520', 'text': "October, claiming they weren't promptly"}, {'start': '99.200', 'end': '104.079', 'text': 'providing financial information. The'}, {'start': '101.520', 'end': '105.920', 'text': 'lawsuit claims the mayor removed the two'}, {'start': '104.079', 'end': '108.479', 'text': 'so the market could adopt a new'}, {'start': '105.920', 'end': '110.720', 'text': 'operating agreement handing more control'}, {'start': '108.479', 'end': '112.479', 'text': 'to the city. It also claims the mayor'}, {'start': '110.720', 'end': '115.520', 'text': 'made defamatory comments about'}, {'start': '112.479', 'end': '117.840', 'text': 'McDermott. She claims and is adamant'}, {'start': '115.520', 'end': '121.600', 'text': 'that she did everything that she was'}, {'start': '117.840', 'end': '124.560', 'text': 'asked to do. When I uh continue to ask'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '127.119', 'text': 'Mayor Fininkham about that, I I still'}, {'start': '124.560', 'end': '128.959', 'text': 'get uh answers that are unclear.'}, {'start': '127.119', 'end': '130.879', 'text': 'Following the board shakeup, the city'}, {'start': '128.959', 'end': '133.120', 'text': 'council formed an affiliate review'}, {'start': '130.879', 'end': '135.440', 'text': 'committee to examine operations, but'}, {'start': '133.120', 'end': '138.000', 'text': "council member Jeff Warell believes it's"}, {'start': '135.440', 'end': '139.120', 'text': 'fallen short on finding the root of the'}, {'start': '138.000', 'end': '143.840', 'text': 'issue.'}, {'start': '139.120', 'end': '147.360', 'text': 'Something broke down a year ago and we'}, {'start': '143.840', 'end': '147.360', 'text': 'are where we are now because of'}, {'start': '147.560', 'end': '153.120', 'text': "that. The market's outgoing CEO also"}, {'start': '151.120', 'end': '155.440', 'text': 'brought up potential conflicts of'}, {'start': '153.120', 'end': '157.360', 'text': 'interest on the current market board.'}, {'start': '155.440', 'end': '159.120', 'text': "Now, Mayor Frinkham wouldn't make"}, {'start': '157.360', 'end': '161.599', 'text': 'herself available for an interview, but'}, {'start': '159.120', 'end': '163.440', 'text': 'commended the outgoing CEO on her work'}, {'start': '161.599', 'end': '165.519', 'text': "over the years. McDermott's attorney,"}, {'start': '163.440', 'end': '167.920', 'text': 'the city, the mayor, all declining to'}, {'start': '165.519', 'end': '170.000', 'text': 'comment on the lawsuit. Reporting in'}, {'start': '167.920', 'end': '172.640', 'text': 'Carmel, Tim Spears for Wish TV and'}, {'start': '170.000', 'end': '172.640', 'text': 'wishtv.com.'}]