For months, county supervisors have met behind closed doors in subcommittees to discuss how the county could respond to projected federal cuts and the Tijuana River sewage crisis, and spend reserves. Only one of the board subcommittees has invited the public to attend.
The county says the committees, each made up of two elected supervisors, are advisory and temporary – and are not subject to the state’s open meeting law.
If they were, the county would need to hold public meetings, supply meeting notices and agendas, allow public comments and share post-meeting minutes…