By Paul Giblin | The Arizona Republic
Glendale City Council members maneuvered around the state’s Open Meeting Law last month when they met privately with National Hockey League executives and potential buyers of the Phoenix Coyotes, who outlined their desire to use and manage Jobing.com Arena.
The recently elected members, who hold a majority of the council’s seats, campaigned on bringing sunshine to City Hall, but there has been little public discussion about the Coyotes since the new leaders took office five months ago.
The dearth of public discussion comes despite a council-set deadline in three weeks to have the matter settled. It’s unclear when residents will hear details and get to offer opinions on an arena deal that is expected to cost the city millions of dollars a year.
The four back-to-back private meetings on May 28 included one, two or three council members.
