Added bonus: Live blogging from the Emerald City Council chamber!
We'd like to remind our readers of two important items set for tonight's special city council meeting agenda:
• FY2010 City Budget. Consideration of the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. (Continue/not continue public hearing to June 16, 2009 – voice vote)Now that Boss Godfrey has inked a management contract with the non-profit OWCAP, it will be fascinating to observe how the council deals with the mayor's proposed zeroing out of 2010 funding for the Marshall White Center. Will the council just roll over, or are the council and mayor still poised for a showdown?
• Campaign Financing Disclosure. Continued consideration of Proposed Ordinance #2009-39 (as tabled and amended from June 2, 2009) amending the Ogden Municipal Code by amending Chapter 8 of Title 1 to revise campaign financing disclosure requirements. (Adopt/not adopt ordinance – roll call vote)
The campaign finance disclosure matter was put over from last week's meeting, so the council could re-draft the heavily flawed version which was drafted by our heavily-conflicted Godfrey lackey City Attorney Gary Williams. We'll of course make every effort to obtain an electronic version of the re-drafted ordinance, for posting under this article as an update, prior to tonight's meeting.
We hope a significant number of WCF readers will put tonight's meeting on their calenders and attend this event.
Our city council deserves all the citizen input and support that they can get.
Don't let the cat get your tongues.
Update 6/9/09 5:45 p.m.: Dan S. is now sitting in the council chamber, and will attempt to "live blog" here, via his iPhone. This technology worked extemely well the last time Dan experimented with it; and hopefully our readers will stay tuned in and find the info he provides to be both timely and informative.
