All cabinet meetings are open to the public and to the media.
Agendas for cabinet meetings will be developed ahead of time as much as possible and made available to the public, the media, and all Cabinet members. Because discussion items may be added or deleted at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners based on need, the County Manager will prepare a final agenda the day before the meeting and will fax or e-mail that updated agenda to Cabinet members and the media. Cabinet meetings are intended as an informal time for the Board of County Commissioners to discuss items of general County interest with the Cabinet, submit ideas for discussion, and work out issues in a free flowing forum. If the Board of County Commissioners feels it would be helpful, it may invite appropriate staff to participate in cabinet meetings. As a rule however, cabinet meetings are set aside for Cabinet discussion and other staff attendance or participation is inappropriate.