{"id":23653,"date":"2023-06-26T09:02:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=23653"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T13:06:46","slug":"videos-not-a-public-hearing-even-though-advertised-as-one-presentation-lcc-budget-2023-06-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/videos-not-a-public-hearing-even-though-advertised-as-one-presentation-lcc-budget-2023-06-20.html","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Not a Public Hearing, even though advertised as one, Presentation @ LCC Budget 2023-06-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nGretchen notes: This meeting was advertised as a Public Hearing (see agenda). \r\n<p>\r\nThere was no input from the public. The public was not asked for input at the meeting. So, any hearing, was the public listening to the presentation, or the public being told (aka a public telling). \r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Collage @ LCC 20 June 2023\" name=\"M:Collage-LCC-20-June-2023\" href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-06-20--lcc-budget-videos\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-06-20--lcc-budget-videos\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Collage @ LCC 20 June 2023]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/loco\/2023-06-20--lcc-budget-videos\/many.html\">Collage @ LCC 20 June 2023<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\njsq wonders: is that even legal, to advertise a Public Hearing and then hold a different meeting at that time?\r\n<p>\r\nThe whole thing lasted about sixteen minutes.\r\n<p>\r\nThey vote on approving the budget <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/agenda-adoption-of-budget-appointments-to-dfacs-vlpra-construction-board-courts-prisoners-lcc-2023-06-26.html\">5:30 PM, Tuesday, June 27, 2023<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\nBelow are links to each LAKE video of each agenda item,\r\nwith a few notes by Gretchen Quarterman,\r\nfollowed by a LAKE video playlist.\r\n<p>\r\nSee also:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/notice-lowndes-county-budget-public-hearing-2023-06-20.html\">\r\nNotice: Lowndes County Budget Public Hearing 2023-06-20<\/a>.\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/videos-budget-work-session-lcc-2023-05-31.html\">LAKE videos from the Budget Work Session<\/a>,\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/slides-lowndes-county-budget-presentation-2023-05-31.html\">slides from that meeting<\/a>,\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2023\/06\/agenda-adoption-of-budget-appointments-to-dfacs-vlpra-construction-board-courts-prisoners-lcc-2023-06-26.html\">\r\nAgenda: Adoption of Budget, Appointments to DFACS, VLPRA, Construction Board, Courts, Prisoners @ LCC 2023-06-26<\/a>\r\n<\/ul><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Order\" href=\"#Order\">\r\n1. Call to Order 2a. Presentation of Budget<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 1. Call to Order 2a. Presentation of Budget\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6a9WV6m0c9A\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"1. Call to Order 2a. Presentation of Budget\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6a9WV6m0c9A\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 1-Order.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6a9WV6m0c9A\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 1-Order.html\t1. Call to Order 2a. Presentation of Budget -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6a9WV6m0c9A\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThis meeting was advertised as a Public Hearing (see agenda). \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThere was no input from the public. The public was not asked for input at the meeting. So, any hearing, was the public listening to the presentation, or the public being told (aka a public telling). \r\n<\/p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a name=\"Presentation-of-Budget-part-2-questions-and-discussion\" href=\"#Presentation-of-Budget-part-2-questions-and-discussion\">\r\n2.a. Presentation of Budget (part 2) questions and discussion<\/a>\r\n<br><a title=\"video: 2.a. Presentation of Budget (part 2) questions and discussion\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lYxEO83H-Ac\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none\" alt=\"2.a. Presentation of Budget (part 2) questions and discussion\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lYxEO83H-Ac\/hqdefault.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<!-- wget -O 2-a-Presentation-of-Budget-part-2-questions-and-discussion.jpg 'https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lYxEO83H-Ac\/sddefault.jpg' -->\r\n<!-- list 2-a-Presentation-of-Budget-part-2-questions-and-discussion.html\t2.a. Presentation of Budget (part 2) questions and discussion -->\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lYxEO83H-Ac\">Video.<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nThere was no public hearing. \r\n<p style=\"font-style:normal\">\r\nOne must assume that the meeting was incorrectly labeled.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEZWfP25zIr9CkcT3epy4PK\">\r\na LAKE video playlist:<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEZWfP25zIr9CkcT3epy4PK\">\r\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiEZWfP25zIr9CkcT3epy4PK<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\nVideos: Not a Public Hearing, even though advertised as one, Presentation @ LCC Budget 2023-06-20\r\n<br>\r\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-style:italic\">Investigative reporting costs money, for open records requests, copying, web hosting, gasoline, and cameras, and with sufficient funds we can pay students to do further research.  You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">donate to LAKE today<\/a>!\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate\">\r\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/donate<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gretchen notes: This meeting was advertised as a Public Hearing (see agenda). There was no input from the public. The public was not asked for input at the meeting. So, any hearing, was the public listening to the presentation, or the public being told (aka a public telling). 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