“I wanted you to hear from me why I’m doing that,” Doug Kern said. If Kern’s petition is successful, the expansion would be added to the November ballot. Kern said expanding the board will allow board members to have conversations outside a formal meeting without violating open meeting law. He said expanding the board to five would remedy that. “I think there are times and issues that might need some discussion outside the scope of the public ear. And that’s my motivation,” he said. “I have no desire to be a county commissioner, so I’m not trying to expand it to five so I can run or some crazy thing. It’s not a referendum on whether I think you’re doing a good job. It’s simply that I would like our commissioners to be able to call another commissioner on the phone or go to lunch and talk.”
Source: themercury.com
