At nearly every Council meeting this term, Councilmembers receive additional information for the agenda at their chair at the beginning of the meeting. While sometimes it is unavoidable, this is very frustrating for a variety of reasons. First, the Council does not have time to review or digest the materials prior to the meeting. In order to have a legitimate discussion members of the Council need time to review the materials, research as necessary, and prepare a response if necessary. Getting things "at my chair" prohibits me from being the "best I can be" because I have not had time to think it over -- the pros, the cons, and the potential problems.
At the chair materials are also frustrating because,even though they are public records, the documents are not available to those attending the meetings, or those watching the meetings on the webcast. As a result, if there is an item of interest to the community, it is not only addressed at the meeting where it is "at the chair" but it also inevitably is the cause of two weeks worth of rumors and innuendo, a lot of email traffic, and a room full of residents at the next meeting.
I can't stop the documents from appearing "at my chair," but I can provide those materials on this website after the meeting. If possible, I will post the materials "at my chair," immediately after the meeting. If not, the following day. In order to catch us up, here are the things that were given to us at the Council meetings from April 2011 until the present.
April 12, 2011
April 25, 2011
May 9, 2011
May 23, 2011
June 6, 2011
June 13, 2011
June 27, 2011
July 28, 2011
August 8, 2011
August 15, 2011
August 22, 2011
At the chair materials are also frustrating because,even though they are public records, the documents are not available to those attending the meetings, or those watching the meetings on the webcast. As a result, if there is an item of interest to the community, it is not only addressed at the meeting where it is "at the chair" but it also inevitably is the cause of two weeks worth of rumors and innuendo, a lot of email traffic, and a room full of residents at the next meeting.
I can't stop the documents from appearing "at my chair," but I can provide those materials on this website after the meeting. If possible, I will post the materials "at my chair," immediately after the meeting. If not, the following day. In order to catch us up, here are the things that were given to us at the Council meetings from April 2011 until the present.
April 12, 2011
April 25, 2011
May 9, 2011
May 23, 2011
June 6, 2011
June 13, 2011
June 27, 2011
July 28, 2011
August 8, 2011
August 15, 2011
August 22, 2011
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