I do not support the moving of open time and spoke to that effect at the last Park Board meeting but am not on the Standards and Conduct subcommittee and, therefore, could not vote. I will not be supporting moving open time at the full Board meeting either.
Such a move would 1) not allow open time to be on TV, and 2) make getting to open time after a regular work day more difficult. Neither of these is helpful to the public in my mind.
Open time was established about 5 years ago to provide a forum for the Park Board to hear from the public on issues that are of concern from the public. Such a time is not available on other government bodies such as the City Council. The concept is a good one and should be modeled by other forms of government in the city. Since my election to the Board I note that open time has varied in length from no time to about 30-45 minutes.
I would also add that I have objected to reducing the total amount of open time and/or the time allotted to individual speakers. Both of these changes were brought up in the past.
Thanks John for explaining your position. Is there any good reason that the public is prohibited from speaking about items on the Board agenda during open time?
Eva
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