Grant County PUD commissioners planning more study sessions
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Grant County PUD commissioner Tom Flint, center, said changing the commission meeting schedule is designed to make it more efficient. Commissioner Terry Pyle is at left and Commissioner Larry Schaapman at right.
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EPHRATA — Grant County Public Utility District commissioners will cut their business meetings to one per month and add a workshop instead, according to a resolution under consideration by PUD commissioners Tuesday. Commissioner Tom Flint said it’s an attempt to become more efficient.
“We’re getting rid of some of the commission meetings, but we’re adding work study sessions,” he said.
The longstanding schedule has been business meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday, with a workshop, if needed, on the third Tuesday. If commissioners approve the updated resolution, the first business meeting of the month will be eliminated. The change would go into effect Jan. 1.
“The board of commissioners believe that it would be in the district’s best interest to commence regular workshops and meeting of the commission to the second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month, beginning at 8:30 a.m.,” according to the resolution approving the change.
Like the existing business meetings, the workshops will include time for questions from attendees and for public comment.
“Anything connected to the PUD will have an opportunity for public input,” he said.
Commission meetings are recorded on the existing schedule, including the staff presentations as well as the business meeting. Workshops usually aren’t recorded. It’s unclear how recordings would be handled on the new schedule.
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