Kira Erickson reports from the Langley City Council:
The Langley City Council is rolling back the start of its meeting time by half an hour for the next six months.
They Said It
Councilmember Harolynne Bobis proposed starting the meetings at 5 p.m., citing concerns about lengthy meetings running late into the night and conflicting with her work schedule, which requires her to commute to Seattle in the early hours of the morning.
“I just think that 5-7 is a much more reasonable timeframe than 5:30-7:30, especially on those nights that we run over,” she said.
Councilmember Thomas Gill, however, argued against the proposal. The half hour between 5 and 5:30 p.m., he said, allows city staff, business owners and other working members of the public some time to get home and have a meal or snack before the meeting begins.
“I totally understand,” he said to Bobis. “I’m still partial to having that extra half hour buffer for the community, at the very least.”
Councilmember Rhonda Salerno suggested trying it out for six months, until the council’s second meeting in August.
