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Houghton County board considers shortening public-comment time, weekly finance meetings and improved recordings
Summary
Commissioners discussed reducing public-comment time from five to three minutes, appointing alternates to a weekly Finance Committee, a new invoice/check schedule (invoices due Tuesday 9:00 a.m., checks processed Wednesday), and plans to improve meeting audio and post recordings to YouTube.
At its Jan. 5 work session, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners discussed changes to meeting procedures and county finance operations.
Administrator Rheault said she recommends changing the public-comment allotment from five minutes to three minutes. Commissioner Glenn Anderson discussed revising Rule 19 (either removing it or changing 'shall' to 'may'), and Chairman Tom Tikkanen…
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