"Warner said an attorney cautioned him on the loophole, but he never expected one to pop up.
City leaders weren't sure how the crowd would react to the controversy, so extra police were stationed at City Hall.
Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer also took some extra steps to
keep things calm, immediately announcing some ground rules.
"We ask you to maintain some decorum," he told the standing-room only crowd. "It's going to be a long night."
"I ask for no public attacks, no name calling," he said to anyone
who planned to speak. "We do have the press here.
No calling out or shouting. We have some police here."
....
[Councilman][Tod]"Warner said an attorney cautioned him on
the loophole, but he never expected one to pop up.
But he also spread the blame.
"Shame on you," he told the crowd. "You never show up
for the decisions that we have to make until they're in your backyard."
