Shucks, open government is "hard"
"It's hard when you've got an audience," says West Jordan mayor Dave Newton.
And that's why Newton is unapologetic for hosting a recent budget meeting in which the public wasn't able to hear city councilors deliberate on the city's budget.
"When we sit up on the dais and we put mikes out there, it becomes a different atmosphere than when we can just chat and go back and forth and be less formal," Newton told The Deseret News.
D-News reporter Amy Choate-Nielsen writes that "the Open and Public Meetings Act doesn't specify that amplification must be used in public meetings in order for city councils to 'conduct their deliberations openly.' "
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And that's why Newton is unapologetic for hosting a recent budget meeting in which the public wasn't able to hear city councilors deliberate on the city's budget.
"When we sit up on the dais and we put mikes out there, it becomes a different atmosphere than when we can just chat and go back and forth and be less formal," Newton told The Deseret News.
D-News reporter Amy Choate-Nielsen writes that "the Open and Public Meetings Act doesn't specify that amplification must be used in public meetings in order for city councils to 'conduct their deliberations openly.' "
-mdl
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