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(Seconded)
THE CHAIRMAN: it is regularly moved and
seconded that the words, "in public," be inserted after
the word, "meetings".
Delegate Sherbow, the Chair recognize-s you
to speak to the amendment.
DELEGATE SHERBOW: I shall speak very briefly.
If you are going to have a Board of Public Works, and it
is going to have its meetings, and if they are not in
public, you don't need a Board of Public Works. The
meetings should be in public. The meetings should be
where the people can know before the decisions take place,
not afterwards. It's fundamental reason for existence
is that the people be given an opportunity to stay the
hand of the Executive officers before the decisions are
made. For that reason these meetings should be, must
be by law in this Constitution stated to be in public.
THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any further discussion
on the amendment? Delegate Case.
DELEGATE CASE: Mr. Chairman, ladies and
gentlemen of the Committee, much as I hate to disagree
with the Chairman of my Committee, the Honorable Judge