Grimes criticizes ’sidebar’ meeting
Jul 1st, 2008 by Paul Leighton
When Councilor-at-large Pat Grimes sat down to watch a replay of last Thursday night’s City Council meeting, she didn’t like what she saw. Speaking at the end of Monday’s meeting, Grimes criticized some of her fellow councilors for holding an “impromptu” meeting in the corner of council chambers during a recess in the midst of a heated discussion on the trash fee.
“I want to caution the Council to be careful not to get in a group at the side,” Grimes said. “I received complaints about it. I agree with Councilor Slate when he said it looks very bad. It could be a potential Open Meeting violation.”
