"Our city is in chaos," Julie Dunning, who's lived in Stockton for around four decades, said. "And I have a lot of respect for you. I really do. I know you don't think I do. But, I do. We need to pull it together. Please. Thank you."
"Make no mistake, what's done in the dark, it'll always come to the light. Always," Stockton resident Tamika Small said.
The items on the agenda for Wednesday's special council meeting:
Council-led discussion on potential Charter violations, abuse of authority, and possible misuse of public funds, with direction to staff for next steps and possible referrals to oversight agencies.Consideration of a resolution establishing a Council Investigatory Ad Hoc Committee to review related allegations and make recommendations to the full Council."I left my mother lying in a hospital bed because this is important," Dunning said. "I see seven bright, intelligent people before me that worked hard to be our civic leaders. You had a dream. You campaigned on a dream to make our city better. What's happened now is a sense of hurt and betrayal on a lot of levels that started with one decision. You don't need investigations, you need intervention. And I'm not making a joke, I'm serious. This is like a marriage that has broken down. You need somebody to come in because I can tell you…pointing the finger at the other person or being able to say, 'I told you they did that' or 'You see, I wasn't wrong' is not going to satisfy what's in you and what's broken."
"This is the least productive council members I've ever seen. There is no productivity, there is no city manager, there's no continuity to what you folks are doing," Tafoya said. "What you're doing is tearing the city apart. I believe that the mayor is doing the best job, from what I've observed. She's doing the best job she can, considering what she has to work with."
After the public had their turn, serious accusations from Vice Mayor Jason Lee and Councilmember Brando Villapuda against each other led to Mayor Christina Fugazi calling for a recess.
"What I'm hearing, instead of there being questions around the packet that's been presented, is I've heard all of you show up as his defense attorneys when we're talking about their taxpayer dollars that we're all responsible for managing and overseeing," Lee said. "So, my point of order is the discussion should be relevant to the subject matter and it's not a personal attack. What's becoming personal is the cover-up that's happening up here in front of the public."
The mayor and vice mayor are planning on establishing ad-hoc investigation committees for separate issues. Both are calling for transparency.
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