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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ind. Gov't. - "Animal Control Board meetings to be televised: Mayor overrules the chairman of the Animal Control Board"
From Heather Gillers story today in the Indianapolis Star:
Public access television cameras will be invited back into Animal Control Board meetings after Mayor Greg Ballard on Wednesday overruled an attempt to keep the monthly meetings off the air.The ILB knew about this issue because of this Dec. 14th entry, "New Chairman of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Advisory Board Pulls Plug on Channel 16 Coverage of Meetings" from the blog,"If I have to carry a camera in there myself and televise it, we'll do that," said Chris Cotterill, the mayor's chief of staff. "That's how strongly the mayor believes in transparency."
David Horth, who became board chairman in November, asked the city's public access channel not to televise the public meetings. The Dec. 10 meeting did not appear on Channel 16 or on the city Web site.
The Indianapolis Star looked into the issue after a reader spotlighted it in a letter to the editor. In an interview before the mayor overruled his decision, Horth said he was trying to cut down on "grandstanding and showboating" in the public comments portion of the meeting. He declined further comment afterward. * * *
The next meeting is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at the City-County Building, Room T118. Meetings can be viewed online at www.indy.gov/egov/cable/pages/home.aspx.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 17, 2009 09:31 AM
Posted to Indiana Government