Monday, June 8, 2009

Here we go again...

Notice the scheduling of the workshops on alternate Tuesdays from regular City Commission meetings. I understand that by looking at this calendar issued today that these Commission workshops will be held at 2:30 p.m. If you go to the City's website this afternoon, this is what you will see about the topics to be discussed at this mid-afternoon meeting:

There is no associated agenda for tomorrow under City Commission agendas on the city's website, as of 3:33 p.m. Monday. You have to go back to the City Manager's report from 6/2/09 to learn what will be discussed.

These are big issues - the beach, our water supply, etc. Folks, this is not open government - sketchy, if any, notice and holding these meetings in the mid-afternoon is a bad idea if you want transparency. Will this now be used as a litmus test for candidates - making sure they can be available for meetings at all time of the day?

This is what is known about tomorrow night's meeting - this is essentially a "make up" meeting for when Commissioner Mulvehill was absent. No agenda is available on the website but for this notification under "Meetings and Events":