When the process becomes the substance
Increasingly, the procedural rules of the MMBA are being used to prevent public agencies from making needed changes in the way they do business.
Increasingly, the procedural rules of the MMBA are being used to prevent public agencies from making needed changes in the way they do business.
While mandatory fact-finding may further public agency understanding and goals, it’s exactly what local government didn’t need in this era of shrinking budgets.