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Commissioners press for openness after proposal for behind-closed-doors budget workshops
Summary
A commissioner objected to proposed closed-door pre-retreat workshops; finance staff said ideas developed there would be presented publicly during the normal budget workshop season and that department-level budget workshops remain public and scheduled in September–October.
A proposal to hold a pre-retreat budget workshop outside the public forum prompted several commissioners to press county staff for transparency and for a public list of participants.
One commissioner said he viewed county finances "through the taxpayer" lens and questioned why staff would hold a workshop "behind closed doors" when county funds are at stake. He said he learned about a separate closure of the BOCC on June 16–17 only "as I'm walking out the door" and asked whether any public services or…
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