Council plans busy work session

Those hoping to witness the new City Council members in action at their first work session will likely have plenty of time to do so. Word is that Council members have pulled virtually all of the 50-plus items on Thursday’s agenda for a closer look. Whether that is a sign of things to come remains to be seen, but Council Member Don Zimmerman has declared his intention to “pull $74.8 million” from Thursday’s agenda for discussion (which is 13 items). Zimmerman has also said that he will request “the respective department director to testify that these items are necessary and needed immediately.”