Back in civics class, we learned governments are supposed to do their work in public. Decisions are not supposed to be done by popularly-elected officials who sneak around in backrooms to keep regular people from having a real say in decisions funded by tax dollars.
Doing things in secret is just plain wrong. It’s against the style of government that Americans picked when they shrugged off the British 250 years ago with a declaration of independence that was heard around the world.
Unfortunately, the city of Charleston seems to have forgotten how city government is the platform for elected representatives to work in the light of day on behalf of the people. Doing business in public also allows the people who pay for government to hold officials accountable and make sure they’re making decisions in the public interest…