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On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:01:14 -0800 |
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Donnie Berkholz <dberkholz@g.o> wrote: |
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> What do you propose we do to change this? |
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I suggest a preliminary agenda gets sent out a week before the meeting. |
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Afterwards, Council members make sure they've read up on everything, |
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asked all their questions and posted initial opinions at least three |
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days in advance. Then, assuming satisfactory answers to all of the |
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above, a decision can be reached in the meeting with little discussion |
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-- and going over one hour shall not put a stop to it. |
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To make sure this happens, I suggest that any Council member who |
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does not post their preliminary opinion (which can include a list of |
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questions that they consider unaddressed, and which can change as new |
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information becomes available) at least two days before the meeting is |
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counted as not being at the meeting for slacker purposes. |
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Emergency measures can still go in later, if necessary, and if |
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responses aren't received to questions then measures can still be |
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postponed -- the procedure needs to be flexible and can be ignored |
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where appropriate. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |