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Public commenter cites Open Meetings Act as board members defend committee process
Summary
During public comment a resident alleged the board often votes without public deliberation; commissioners responded that committees handle deliberations and that the Open Meetings Act limits answering during public comment. The manager reported an ongoing cyber incident affecting operations.
A member of the public used the comment period to say the Wexford County Board of Commissioners routinely votes with "very little to no discussion" and urged the board to make deliberations public, citing the Open Meetings Act.
"The Open Meetings Act says that all votes must be made in public ... The public has no idea what's going on," the commenter…
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