Public commenters press Assembly on transparency and Open Meetings rights
Residents told the Assembly its attorney's memorandum affirms that finance reports and listed check-register payments are agenda items open to public comment; callers urged that citizens be allowed to finish comments and that a prior interruption be acknowledged.
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Two public commenters used the special meeting to press the Assembly on transparency and citizens' rights to question borough spending. Irene (who identified herself during the comment period) told the Assembly she welcomed the borough attorney's memorandum clarifying that finance director reports and individual payments listed in the check register are agenda items and "therefore are appropriate subjects for public comment." She said such questioning is civic participation, not disparagement, and asked the Assembly to allow citizens to complete their remarks in future meetings.
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