good questions

The questions persist. Exactly HOW would a secret handshake deal be enforced? How would ANYBODY know if the terms were being accurately fulfilled? Are there any witnesses to these handshake agreements? What are the possible legal ramifications? How many of these handshake deals does the City have? Six? A dozen? More than that? Does the Mayor or any of the Council members know exactly what these deals are? If not, why not? If they DO know about these backroom handshake deals, why havent they let the rest of us in on the secrets and explained them? Do these secret handshake deals meet the Government in the Sunshine requirements? If yes, how could that be explained? If not, why are they in effect? Are secret handshake deals somehow exempt from Government in the Sunshine laws? Wonder how many secret handshake deals the County or the State has? Most of the business agreements with the city are dicussed during the Council meetings, but NOT all? When were these agreements discussed? Did the Mayor, Council, and City Attorney approve these handshake agreements? If so, when did this approval happen? If not, why are they not concerned that they exist? Why are they NOT demanding contracts be written?