VVD member Margeet Ramaker lashed out in the debate. “This is a dent in our confidence in the municipality of Utrecht, which does not comply with the rules.” The Utrecht VVD is not only angry about the state of affairs regarding the residents of the city, but also about the way in which the council is informed. “The VVD blames the council for informing the council with a council letter with a secret appendix,” said the council member. “Too bad because in our opinion this secrecy was not necessary since the court would rule in public. It is a pity because in this way the VVD thinks that the council is rendered toothless.” And the latter is a serious reproach, according to the liberals, the council could not properly perform its monitoring task.