If your boss was holding a public meeting about whether you should be laid off, would you want to know?
On Veteran’s Day, Spokane City Council staffers weren’t given the option after they were kicked out of just such a meeting — an open, public one — by council members who preferred to discuss firing them behind their backs.
Nicolette Ocheltree, manager of the Housing and Homelessness Initiative, has attended nearly every weekly city council meeting since she started a few years ago, including the Monday committee meetings and Thursday study sessions. The special study session last week was a rare occasion when a meeting didn’t touch on topics of housing and homelessness, in which she’s expected to be on hand to provide expertise and recommendations for…