Meetings of the Scottsdale City Council are required by Arizona state statute (AZ Open Meeting Law) to be held in public session with a few very specific exemptions, like personnel matters and legal advice for pending litigation. Statutes require that citizens be given proper advance notice of the meetings, including a meeting agenda. Specifically: Agendas […]
Bonds or Bust?
I’m not a huge fan of bond financing for municipalities. If you are going to borrow money for something instead of paying cash (or identifying a reliable offsetting revenue source) you ought to have some darned good reasons. That’s just good business. If you listened to my remarks at City Council last night (at 01:11:00), […]
Council Cubicles
If you’ve ever had a meeting with a Scottsdale city council member in his or her office, you know what it’s like to make out in a coatroom…because that’s what it feels like. It’s really a little embarrassing to think that meeting with the movers and shakers of our community require our elected leaders to […]