On the road to Steve Price's vision of defeat and doomsday ... city council live blogging, part six.

Now Gonder tries to alleviate the damage, asking if the CPA and attorney can go back to the bondholders and say, you know, we mean well and should be trusted.

Motion offered for a public hearing in March. Seconded. Skompf will come whenever, just needing a notice posted in the paper.

Now the educated visitors have to walk them through a meeting date because chaos has gripped the room. Elderly starting to drift away.

March 11? Yes, they actually agree. 6-ish. Here or someplace else? It is discussed.

Fifer: "That all the good news we can stand."

(F) Introduction of ordinances in the following order:

(3) Zoning map ordinances; and
(4) Annexation ordinances.

None.

(G) Ordinances on second reading, in the same order as in division (F) of this section;
(H) Reports of standing committees and third reading of ordinances to which the reports refer in the following order:
(1) Budget and Finance; (Gahan, Benedetti, Price)

Gads. 9:45 and more to go.

A-09-22 Additional Appropriation in an Amount of $2,000,000 From the EDIT Fund to Fund the Fire and Police Departments and the Addition of 5 Police Officers For 2010 (Caesar)

Tabled. No closure.

(2) Rules; (Caesar, Gahan, Gonder)

G-10-02 Ordinance Establishing a Full-Time Common Council Attorney (Caesar )

Tabled, too.

(3) Public Utilities and Transportation; (Gonder, Zurschmiede, Messer)
(4) Police Department; (Caesar, Price, Zurschmiede)
(5) Fire Department; (Coffey, Benedetti, Price)
(6) Public Safety and Traffic; (McLaughlin, Messer, Price)
(7) Public Works; (Caesar, Coffey, Messer)
(8) Public Health and Welfare; (McLaughlin, Gahan, Gonder)
(9) Schools and Library; (Gahan, Coffey, Benedetti)
(10) Development and Annexation. (Messer, McLaughlin, Gonder)

(I) Special committees;
(J) Miscellaneous business;

Why make these people wait the entire meeting for this?

R-10-05 A Resolution Concerning Statement of Benefits for L & D
Mail Masters, INC., By the Common Council of New Albany Benedetti
Approved.

R-10-06 Resolution for Forensic Audit Messer

Seconded by Li'l Stevie. Scope: General fund only. Could not be expanded unless money crossed the line. Mayor favors. Approved by show of hands.

Gonder has established a precedent tonight by allowing questions from the audience.

Shaunna Graf, Greenway Commission, Yearly Up-date Report

She had to leave.

That's all, folks.