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Carver County to hold multi-day budget hearings in a new informal, public-facing format
Summary
County staff told the board budget hearings will follow this meeting in a more informal format with department tables on the floor to allow public interaction; times in the packet are tentative and hearings may run multiple days.
County administrators told the board that the county's multi-day budget hearings will follow the brief board meeting using a different, more informal format intended to facilitate public interaction. Departments will set up tables on the meeting room floor and rotate through presentations and public-facing discussions; facilities, property finance and county administration were mentioned as the initial participants.
"We'll set up some tables down on the floor and then get going," a county staff member said, explaining the format change and noting that packet times are tentative. Staff emphasized the hearings are public and are structured more like quasi-hearings than traditional board meetings, with flexibility in scheduling to accommodate department needs and public attendance.
The board did not vote on the hearing format during this session; staff will begin the hearings immediately after the meeting and adjust scheduling as needed.
