Mr Barclay said this week he was disappointed the council had not applied for funding through the Government’s tourism and infrastructure fund.
It marked the first time Mr Barclay responded for comment following allegations he secretly recorded a private conversation of an electorate staff member.
Mr Cadogan said the comments against the council were "totally unheralded" and "unjustified", and he was disappointed they had come via a statement.
It was the first time Mr Cadogan had heard from Mr Barclay in weeks.
He had not "given it a minute’s thought" as he had been too busy with his mayoral duties.
"There was no point where I required to contact him until yesterday."
Mr Cadogan called Mr Barclay on Thursday as soon as he was informed of the statements issued by the MP’s office and "we had a heart-to-heart" as it was the "correct way" for two people of their position to discuss things.
"If there’s something to be said, I’ll front up to anyone. That’s the correct thing to do."
Mr Cadogan said he was "biting his tongue" as there was a lot more he wanted to say but did not want to get immersed in the negativity of the situation.
In response to the statements made by Mr Barclay, Mr Cadogan told the Otago Daily Times the council was "most certainly" going to make an application to the Government for tourism and infrastructure funding, but had to complete due diligence before applying.
"I think it’s wrong that, as a taxpayer or a ratepayer, we would just go in and put an application in until we knew the best bang for both types of bucks."
The council would make sure it fulfilled the requirements of the fund and was being responsible with how it spent taxpayer and ratepayer money.
Mr Cadogan defended being unable to attend a meeting at Queenstown with Tourism Minister Paula Bennett organised by Mr Barclay.He said he only had three days to respond to the invitation and already had other plans.
The invitation was sent to six southern mayors of whom only two could attend.
"And yet I’m getting attacked," Mr Cadogan said.
Mr Barclay was approached for comment however his media and communications adviser Rebecca Ryan was unavailable and did not respond to queries.
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What? Attacked? If you were the C - S Member of Parliament, you'd know about being attacked.
Barclay comes out from under his rock to criticise something? He really has no idea. So cynical him hanging on to the election when he's a lame duck - and one with no brain, clearly.