Virginia Code states that governing bodies shall make public application materials for those seeking appointment to vacant seats, City says this code section doesn't apply.
I shared this on social media and also wrote to the four members I personally voted for (Mayor Devine, at-large members Mackintosh and Holmes, and Ward 2 member Gerlach) and asked them to delay the appointment by one week in order to comply with the new language in the Virginia code. I also added: * FOIA laws were not created to protect public bodies from scrutiny but rather to ensure that public business is conducted in the open. *
I shared this on social media and also wrote to the four members I personally voted for (Mayor Devine, at-large members Mackintosh and Holmes, and Ward 2 member Gerlach) and asked them to delay the appointment by one week in order to comply with the new language in the Virginia code. I also added: * FOIA laws were not created to protect public bodies from scrutiny but rather to ensure that public business is conducted in the open. *
"A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity." -the Dalai Lama