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Residents press council on transparency and $18.5M financing; council moves to closed session
Summary
Multiple residents criticized meeting procedures and financial transparency, and one raised concerns about $18.5 million in certificates of participation tied to local projects; council later voted to move to closed session to discuss legal, real-estate, personnel and negotiated-contract matters.
During the meeting’s Good and Welfare period, three members of the public raised procedural and financial transparency concerns.
Kevin Patton, who lives outside the city, criticized council meeting decorum and the three‑minute public-comment limit and asked why some presentations previously exceeded that limit. He also asked whether councilmembers are paid and why committee…
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