Following up on a tip from another sharp-eyed and alert Weber County Forum reader, we've just listened to (and watched) the full video of last Tuesday's Ogden City Council meeting.
Godfrey wanted a little over $1 million for undisclosed projects in the east central neighborhood, but he refused to reveal (at least in public--we get the sense that the council might have heard more in closed meetings) exactly what the projects are.
The Council majority gave him $550,000 for projects which had been specifically identified, but withheld the rest, and Boss Godfrey then went pretty much ballistic and accused the Council majority of being dishonest about their rationale.
Take a look at the video yourself, to follow the pertinent City Council discussion. The main appropriation item discussion begins at 1:15:25, and you can fast forward to 1:58:30 to watch the ever-petulant Boss Godfrey blow his top:
The vote was 5-2, with the encouragingly conscientious council majority voting to defer appropriating the entire one million dollars until the matter could be re-calendered for the public discussion of specific projects. Stephens and Stephenson voted, sheep-like, in favor of just trusting Boss Godfrey, of course.
Godfrey protege Councilman Brandon "Sockpuppet" Stephenson, a candidate in tomorrow's 2011 Ogden Mayoral Election, once again demonstrates his absolute disregard for his fiduciary obligations as a sitting Ogden City Council member, and his continuing willingness to issue the Mayoral Administration what would essentially amount to yet another "blank check."
If the beleaguered Emerald City Taxpayers are unfortunate enough to have Stephenson elected to fill Boss Godfrey's soon-to-be vacated mayoral seat, by the way, they can most certainly expect much more of the same.
Our Weber County Forum tipster helpfully provides this closing editorial comment, by the way: "It's pretty clear that he (Godfrey) intends to go out with a bang."
Update 11/7/11 7:15 a.m.: In our never ending quest for complete thoroughness, and for the benefit of any WCF readers who'd like to delve a little more deeply into the Godfrey Administration proposals precipitating Tuesday night's Mayor/Council kerfluffle, we accordingly link the full Council packet for last Tuesday's meeting:
Don't let the cat get your tongues! It's been a mite too quiet around here of late.
