The Employee or Employees who get the courage to Blow the Whistle on the actions of the Past City Managers and City Council Members and other City Officials can and should be protected by the Whistle Blower Laws. This may well be the next action taken against the City Council after having some reason for making such a large payment to Tom Schwab to "Keep his mouth shut" as he said in this last interview with the press. Steve Berry called it "Hush Money".
The actions the City Council does not want disclosed for what ever the reasons are actions of the Government, and quite frankly that means PUBLIC. PUBLIC should be informed what the Government of their community is doing... OR this is Not a Democracy.
Perhaps it is a Government for the Developer, Realtor, and Large Land Owner, and the "Friends of the Council", but it is not a Government for the Citizens who live in Grand Terrace.