Should the Minnehaha County Commission Meetings be held at Night?

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I know I have been told a reason why the meetings are held in the morning, but I can’t recall why, and quite honestly, don’t care.

I have often thought that government should be accessible to all, not just government folks and their convenience. A more transparent government would do the public’s work when a majority of the public can show up. 9:30 on a Tuesday morning is a poor time to conduct a public meeting. I do understand the conflict with the city council meetings, but I do think they could hold their public meeting at night on a Monday and I wouldn’t even be opposed to 5:30 PM. I do watch the meetings online after they are recorded, but that usually takes 2-3 days before they are put online (still puzzled why it takes between 24-72 hours to rasterize a video for YouTube?)

I hope the county commission would consider a change.

Posted in: County Commission, Minnehaha County

4 Thoughts on “Should the Minnehaha County Commission Meetings be held at Night?”

  1. anonymous on November 26, 2016 at 9:32 am said:

    Have the meetings ever been held in the evening, or is this just a case of, “this is the way its always been done”?

    It would be good if citizens could give public input in support of moving the meetings to evenings, but for most people that would currently mean they would have to take time off from work to give public testimony!

  2. John Kennedy Claussen, Sr. on November 26, 2016 at 10:59 am said:

    They should travel the county and meet in different towns at times like the SD Supreme Court does. I think that would help, too.

  3. Moses6 on November 26, 2016 at 12:46 pm said:

    Please let’s do it you do so will with these people and I get great humor Out of it.

  4. Reliable Voter on November 27, 2016 at 6:21 pm said:

    The only reason I have heard for the 9:30 Tuesday meeting time is the convenience of the commissioners.

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