Tensions between Mayor Keith Wilson's office and the council have simmered throughout the council's first year.
The intrigue: Some councilors have pushed back on executive branch proposals and criticized the administration for failing to relay information in a timely way.
Councilor Mitch Green filed a resolution last week calling for an investigation into roughly $20 million in previously undisclosed, unspent Housing Bureau funds, which councilors say they learned about only after making difficult budget choices.
"There have been too many issues in this first year where events have happened that council was only given information about after the fact," Koyama Lane said.
"Without better oversight, we're not living up to our responsibilities."
The bottom line: Koyama Lane said she's confident that, with some systems now in place, "council will really hit its stride in terms of governance practice and legislative impact" in its second year.
It'll need to act quickly, though. Six of the 12 councilors will be up for reelection in November.
