In other words, he agreed with Butz that it is not necessary to have a sales tax ordinance for enforcement. There are two serious issues here. The first was their intention to have a secret law. Remember that they did not intend to have an ordinance at all and hadn't given it a thought for an entire year. The fact that they believe it isn't necessary to have the city laws legally passed and on the public record should be very alarming.
History is full of stories about small men with power and their secret laws.
The second issue is about the practical necessity of having enforceable laws. As Robert Sooter learned this spring, just hold out some taxes due the Chamber of Tourism and City Hall and they'll revoke your business license and prosecute at the drop of a hat. We're very interested in what they will do when this unconstitutional ordinance lands on their desks like the ticking time bomb it is. This is an ethics test for our Municipal Judge and Prosecutor and they have Morgan and Butz to thank for it. Now that the council has set a precedent any banana republic would be proud of, consider the implications.