Hamilton County commissioners use phones to have secret conversations during public meetings
Photo by John Rawlston, Times Free Press The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported over the holidays an interesting story about Hamilton County commissioners, some of whom call each other using the phones on the dais to have secret conversations during public meetings. News reporter Louie Brogdon, who covers the county commission, reported that the phone calls between county commissioners occur about once or twice a meeting. Brogdon called Tennessee Coalition for Open Government for comment, and frankly I was surprised at what he described. I hear many complaints about members of governing bodies having secret conversations about matters before the body, but most often this is not during [...]