Breaking news from the Ogden City Council Chambers, where the selection of our new Ogden City Council leadership is on the agenda. Standard-Examiner reporter Scott Schwebke has been reporting live via Twitter. Check out Mr. Schwebke's tweets here:
• TheNinthFloor (Scott Schwebke)Bottom line: Gochour will repeat as Council Chair; Councilman Garner will serve as the new Vice Chair.
A WCF Tip of the Hat to council members Van Hooser and Wicks, for their highly ethical refusal to participate in the citizen-unfriendly "Straw Poll" process.
As for the other five... looks like the old Gang of Five Council is reborn.
Update 1/5/10 7:18 a.m.: Following up on last evening's Twitter tweets, Scott Schwebke reports in this morning's SE hard-copy edition concerning the "secret, anonymous, written straw poll" election of Gochnour and Garner to their respective 2011 Council leadership posts :
• Gochnour, Garner chosen by Ogden councilIn a very real sense, Mr. Schwebke seems to have genuinely "scooped" himself.
Update 1/10/10 8:00 a.m.: View the full Council video, via the Ogden City website:
