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Midland council stages MDC interviews in public after debate over open‑meetings law
Summary
After an extended debate about whether interviews of Midland Development Corporation (MDC) applicants should occur in executive session, the council chose to offer applicants the option of public interviews and proceeded to conduct several in open session, hearing from candidates who emphasized transparency, ROI and community engagement.
The Midland City Council debated whether interviews of applicants for the Midland Development Corporation (MDC) board should occur in executive session or in public, then gave applicants the choice to be interviewed in open session and proceeded to hear several candidates publicly.
Councilwoman Poole (Speaker 18) urged that applicants are not public officers and cited Attorney General opinions to argue interviews should be public "from a public trust standpoint." The city attorney (Speaker 25) said his office believes interviews for decision‑making boards…
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