Trustees debate scheduling and Open Meetings Act caution for zoning committee

Trustees reviewed attendance on the planning and zoning committee (reported as 5 of 7 members present) and debated dates for an organizational meeting. Several members urged setting a regular monthly meeting date to avoid chronic rescheduling and ensure at least one city representative attends zoning meetings.

A trustee raised a point of order and cautioned that having committee members step into a side room together to pick meeting dates could violate the Open Meetings Act. "That's a violation of open meetings act," a trustee said when members suggested briefly convening outside the public room to pick a date.

Members agreed to post any initial zoning meeting publicly and to coordinate schedules by email or other properly posted means. The attorney was noted as available for a reduced-charge meeting on certain dates; trustees settled on working toward a mid-September meeting window while assuring posting and public-notice compliance.