tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post1029675686669792261..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: What is the Agenda?Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-72738460945127655932010-06-04T16:32:12.777-04:002010-06-04T16:32:12.777-04:00All,
The meeting agenda was mistakenly not posted ...All,<br />The meeting agenda was mistakenly not posted with the notice. It is the districts practice to post the agendas with the meeting notice. It was a simple error. It is being posted as I type this response. There was no intent to convey secrecy or some hidden agenda.Which is what many people jump to conclude.<br /><br />The only agenda item is transportation consolidation. This was discussed at the last board meeting. In order to meet deadlines this meeting was scheduled for a first reading with the second reading coming next Wednesday. <br />Liz MargolisLiz Margolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-40424539383559494202010-06-04T15:47:29.893-04:002010-06-04T15:47:29.893-04:00Sorry I misunderstood. In Ypsi, whenever I have s...Sorry I misunderstood. In Ypsi, whenever I have seen the meeting posted, the agenda is always a part of it. I hadn't considered having one without the other! (However, the email today did not mention the topic of Monday's meeting.)<br /><br />- YpsiAnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-68259285096098320062010-06-04T15:12:23.240-04:002010-06-04T15:12:23.240-04:00The meeting has been posted for a while. I assume ...The <b>meeting</b> has been posted for a while. I assume it is on the administration building door, but it is also on the web site. <br />However, that is essentially just time and place. The <b>agenda</b> is not posted. <br />Interestingly, our state's Open Meetings Act does not address agendas. Other states do. I found a nice summary of midwest state's Open Meetings Act regulations, along with summaries and suggestions for improvement, at the Citizen Advocacy Center Open Government web site: http://citizenadvocacycenter.org/OGP.html<br />And one of their suggestions for improvement is to require posting of agendas.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-4319928612993972952010-06-04T14:41:15.768-04:002010-06-04T14:41:15.768-04:00OMA definitely addresses this issue.
Here are som...OMA definitely addresses this issue.<br /><br />Here are some excerpts:<br /><br /><br />Timing of Notice:<br /><br />Regular meetings. Once a school board sets its regular schedule of meetings, the board then has ten days to notify the public of the schedule. If there is a change in schedule, new notice must be given no more than three days after the meeting at which the change occurs.<br /><br />Special meetings. For special or rescheduled meetings, school boards must post a meeting notice at least 18 hours before the meeting. This minimum notice requirement is not fulfilled if the public is denied access to the notice of the meeting for any part of the 18 hours.<br /><br />Place of posting. Public notice must be posted at the principal office of the board of education and at the principal office of the school district. Usually, both of these are at the same location. The board may choose to post notice at additional locations and may use cable television, the school Web site, and other means of posting notice. Many districts post notices at the site of every school building in the district to provide greater accessibility for citizens.<br /><br /><br />Ruth, I am guessing that it is the location of the posting that may be the issue. Was this meeting posted on the door of your administration building? If so, that's pretty much all they're obligated to do. Our district is good about that, but how many people drive over to that building to check, say, EVERY DAY just in case there's a special meeting coming up?? I know I don't.<br /><br />Ypsi is having a special meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. regarding transportation. I read about it awhile ago on annarbor.com, and just saw it in the weekly update email that I receive. But it's not posted in the school mailroom, where such things usually are, and it's not on the website.<br /><br />Why does this have to be so difficult? Why does everything have to seem so covert?<br /><br />Keep up the good work.<br /><br />- YpsiAnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com