Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Councilors press manager over late meeting packets, say volunteers need more review time
Summary
Council members criticized meeting packets delivered very late (1:30 a.m.), saying volunteers who work full time need more time to review materials. Town Manager Phil said grant deadlines and limited staff capacity caused delays and pledged to distribute packets earlier when possible.
Several councilors told the meeting they receive meeting packets too late to review them before sessions, calling the 1:30 a.m. distribution this week impossible for volunteer council members with full-time jobs. One councilor said, “You dropped it at 1:00. I leave my house at 5:30. There's no way I'm going to open this up,” and urged Phil to provide packets earlier.
Town Manager Phil acknowledged the concern, explained he had been working long hours to finish grant applications and that staff capacity is limited, and said he would try to get packets out sooner. Councilors said timely distribution is important so volunteers can perform due diligence and asked staff to improve the schedule for packet delivery.
