NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of Reno County Commissioners on Tuesday had a robust discussion about whether or not to have the county's video cameras on at their study sessions.
The agenda meetings are already streamed, but Commissioner John Whitesel wanted to see all of the study sessions also recorded so that those who have work during the day could go back and see what was discussed.
Multiple other council members agreed with transparency as a virtue, but also see value in the kinds of frank discussions that can happen when the cameras are turned off.
Study sessions are still public meetings and members of the public or the press can attend those meetings.
At the end of the discussion, it was agreed that the study session that took place Tuesday would be recorded and that staff would be directed to bring back a policy regarding study sessions at a later meeting that the commission could further discuss.
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