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FRED GIANNINI: No, that would be okay. It might be easier <br /> • though when I finish except for this question; if when I <br /> finish, then just direct all the questions. <br /> ROBERT BETHEA: Oh well, maybe let's do that then because I <br /> get specific questions. People come up and say something to <br /> us saying you know what I think about this, etc. I don't <br /> think I don't know whether you are required to turn them off; <br /> obviously you can invite them to come testify during meetings <br /> that are open for public testimony but every one of us knows <br /> a ton of people in the community here who are going to come <br /> up and say, you know, I think they only need to have three <br /> people on the (pause) you are not supposed to be unreceptive <br /> to that or are you? <br /> FRED GIANNINI: No, I don't see that again as you say you <br /> should. You could advise those people; probably the easiest <br /> thing would be to say is why don't you come just come to the <br /> next meeting.. . <br /> ROBERT BETHEA: Can you discuss. .. <br /> FRED GIANNINI: ...or, write a letter. I would say discuss <br /> it but again it would probably be not wise to and none of you <br /> would probably do this to make some kind of commitment to <br /> somebody and say, oh yes, I'm definitely gonna vote that way <br /> • or something. I would say listen to them and suggest that <br /> they write or come to the meeting and tell them you know; <br /> just sorta hear them out and not make promises or deals one <br /> way or another. <br /> ROBERT BETHEA: Alright, I don't think people would do that. <br /> But let me just ask everybody then that when Fred is finished <br /> to start thinking of the common sense sort of questions that <br /> you might want to put to him. For example discussions among <br /> ourselves where you think somebody might have a feel that <br /> some commission member would have feeling for a problem <br /> whatever occurs to us. I think now is the time to try to get <br /> some of these questions answered. I don't have any feel for <br /> it instinctively. <br /> FRED GIANNINI: Okay. The remainder of the county's charter <br /> position is very limited in essentially all that you can <br /> close a meeting for under the county charter really is <br /> situations in which there are a personal matter in which a <br /> board or county counsel or something discusses with a <br /> particular individual who requests that it be closed. These <br /> are often done in situations of hirings and firings and <br /> removal from office or something like that, and it's always <br /> • 5 <br />