So, who would like to help me draft up a bill that amends Minnesota public meeting laws to require that all public meetings must also be posted online (in addition to a bulletin board in the government office or newspaper (sometimes))? Minneapolis could take the lead now by creating a uniform website with personalized meeting tracking and document access for all public meetings organized by all public entities in the city.
Steven Clift Carag Resident
I think what might be useful is a City Events Calendar - that would include meetings similar to what is offered at the University of Minnesota.
http://events.tc.umn.edu
As far as a state law like this - without additional funding (and higher taxes), this will become another unfunded mandate for local governments.
Will a law like this fix the problem Scott Vreeland is discussing? Not if meetings can be arbitrarily changed - in the way he is alleging the Park Board Meeting is.
Scott Vreeland:
<<I have heard rumblings about Bob Fine trying to move the meeting to an earlier time so that fewer people who work during the day could attend. I hope this is not true.>>
Eva Young Near North Minneapolis, MN eva at usucceed.com http://lloydletta.blogspot.com
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