Last month, the city sued the auditor's office over a subpoena for recordings of certain closed city council meetings. The auditor's office is investigating payouts made to former City Administrator Corri Spiegel and two other former city employees last year.
In a statement, Sand said he believes the Davenport City Council violated Iowa's open meetings laws. He said "the people of Davenport deserve transparency and are legally entitled to know how and why city leaders agreed to these payouts.”
A district court judge heard arguments from the city of Davenport and the state auditor's office at a hearing Monday.
