Not long ago, the Common Council had a session devoted to ways to work together more cordially, etc. At the last two Council meetings, the more harmonious way has been evident. Rants are down, and politeness is up — good for all concerned.
The interesting question is whether this harmony will hold when the sessions are not fixed on budget presentations, department by department. If idle hands are the devil’s workshop, then an open agenda is a grandstander’s opportunity.