By Janet Evans
Saturday, Jul 26 2008, 06:30 PM
I mentioned that at our last School Board meeting I commented about the fact that New Berlin webcasts their School Board meetings. I wanted our Board to be aware of this and to think about the possibility of doing this in our district.
I have also started doing Podcasts of Common Council meetings, and will be doing them with School Board meetings, too. I will post another one following this post from the last Common Council meeting in just a few minutes.
I would also like our Common Council to consider webcasts of their meetings. If not, what about Podcasts? Talk radio does them. If I can do select ones, why can't one be done of the entire meeting by the City?
Here's what's going to be happening. When I started blogging, I began posting notes from meetings. Then I started bring my laptop and my notes were expanded. Next, I got a digital recorder and started transcribing. Now I'm doing Podcasts. The thing with the Podcasts is, I'm going to select what I want to present to you. What I feel is important. The Common Council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and have been lasting over three hours. There is so much bloviating going on, it's ridiculous. You have an Alderman selected to have a seat on each Board or Commission. Shouldn't they be trusted by the other Aldermen to present an opinion at the Common Council meeting, or at least at a Committee of the Whole, that could be listened to objectively by the other Aldermen so a shorter discussion can take place before a vote?
In the last 20 years I have held several positions of office in PTOs and boys and girls clubs, I was a Director of a youth sports club, a manager of a high school sport, an officer of a parent’s support group, I’ve been on multiple committees, run many meetings, I’ve re-written By-laws, and been on an original Strategic Plan Committee. I believe I have some idea as to efficient ways to run meetings. So, I'll be posting these raves and rants...but in my opinion, it would be better to have everything presented in a webcast where the public can get what you really want to portray. If New Berlin School District can do it, the City of Franklin and Franklin Public Schools can do it.
Just what is the real reason for not wanting the public to view City Meetings and School Board Meetings on public access T.V. or through webcasts?
Please don't tell me it is a $$$ issue...
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