and city attorney bob haggerman says his hands will be tied tied in >> i do not have the capacity or the ability to put people under oath or to subpoena any information or documents. >> when it comes to the affairs will local government how much does the public have a right it know? >> we need to think about the rights of privacy and protection. >> dr. freeman is the dean of knight school of communications at keeps university. and transparency maybe an issue he says not all documents are fair game. >> the hr divisions of most of the institutions city or county are bound to state statutes that protect those personnel records for very specific reasons to protect their personnel. >> councilmembers plan to move forward with their inquiry. >> it is also very focused in the scope of who did receive that memo. and where it was originated. so i think there is a way to move this. >> while councilmembers have center tonight they are here for a zoning ordinance to talk about his episode it will show up on the agenda as an item next monday night when they have their regular business meeting. liv