Many districts have two public hearings at each meeting. At the beginning, the public is given an opportunity to speak before resolutions are
voted on. Comments and questions are
limited to the resolutions. Then there is the typical hearing of the citizens
at the end of each meeting. The hearing
of the citizens allows the public to discuss any issue of concern.
Many districts record their meetings and post the
videos on their district websites. This
doesn’t cost much. This grants more
transparency and leads to better accountability.
Let’s apply these suggestions to last week’s meeting:
1) A public
hearing at the beginning of the meeting would have allowed the many residents
opposed to the $7.5 million administration building to ask questions and
express their dissent before the board voted instead of after.
2) A video of
the meeting would have shown the public how five people can waste millions
without providing any answers or defense for their actions.
I think these are two good suggestions. Unfortunately, there are no work sessions to
bring up any new ideas. And I’m not
going to be at a Diner with Joe Capizzi at night.
I am handed an agenda with policies from decades ago
and expected to approve them.
Maybe Capizzi’s crew can read my suggestions here.
