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Residents urge flexible meeting times and volunteer help as council discusses workload
Summary
Residents at the June 9 hearing urged the Scofield council to recruit volunteers and consider meeting times that accommodate workers commuting from nearby towns; council and staff acknowledged constraints, sparse candidate pools for elected positions, and said they would explore task lists and notice timing.
Public commenters at the June 9 Scofield hearing urged the council to tap resident volunteers to reduce expenses and to adjust meeting scheduling so working residents can participate.
Speaker 5 told the council that people who come up on weekends or from nearby towns often cannot attend a 6:00 p.m. Monday meeting. "Mondays is the is the…
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