Surprise. Surprise.
St. John's city council voted tonight to send the matter of their raises to an independent committee of some kind for a review and recommendations.
Only Mayor Andy Wells voted against the motion to rescind the pay hikes.
Update: As The Telly reports, councilors were quick to admit they had a problem but their conversion seems reluctant and half-hearted.
As one wag put it it's like council feels that they got caught with their hands in the cookie jar, sister ratted them out and mommy just needs to understand the reasons why they took the cookies in the first.
Andy comfortably predicted the independent consultant who will now review the matter will come back with the same recommendation.
That all depends on who council picks to be the "independent" consultant.
Hands up who thinks it will be Andy's buddy, like say Marie White?