I expected to write this blog post about the near-term action items decided upon by the Richardson City Council during two meetings held August 14 and August 17, 2013. The meetings (retreats?) were held away from city hall. I couldn't make it (my bad - I was sleeping in at the time the second meeting started at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday). Audio and video from the meetings are not posted on the city's website (yet?). Written minutes are not available (yet?).
So, unless you were physically in the audience (at the Eisemann Center, not city hall) you're probably just as much in the dark about what transpired at these meetings as I am. But maybe I know why they called these meetings a "retreat." They were a retreat from transparency in government.
P.S. A third "retreat". will be held to discuss the near-term action items. This one lets you sleep in until 8:00 a.m. this Saturday.
ReplyDeleteIs there some reason they cannot record these meetings at the Eisemann Center? You would think with all the technology available there, many things could be possible.
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ReplyDeleteMy bad. I slept in... again. I know, I'll just watch a replay from the video archive. What? This council meeting, the one that sets the action items for the next two years, wasn't video-taped??? What is this, 2006? A huge, huge step backward from transparency. Color me disappointed.
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