New Berlin Common Council meets over petition to remove Mayor Dave Ament

A petition called for the removal of New Berlin Mayor Dave Ament from office. That was the only item on the agenda at a special meeting the New Berlin Common Council called Thursday night.Common Council meets Council members spent most of the meeting behind closed doors. They met in closed session with legal counsel to discuss how to handle the petition calling for Ament to be removed from office.This all comes after a series of anti-Muslim and controversial posts surfaced on Ament's personal Facebook page. Those posts sparked outrage, pushing many residents and advocacy groups to formally petition for his removal. While Ament publicly apologized, people said that is not enough.Not as many people attended Thursday's meeting, but folks said they have not forgotten about this. They said they are closely watching what the city does next."So he is not, he is not somebody that should be not serving as mayor of a community that includes Muslims because they don't feel safe and so he should d