Ukiah: Supervisors consider appointing ad-hoc committee on retiree health insurance

The County Board of Supervisors is considering appointing an ad-hoc committee to consider ways to preserve health benefits for retirees but some supervisors think the issue is too important to discuss  behind closed doors. -DB

The Ukiah Daily Journal
January 27, 2010
By Tiffany Revelle
Conflict about forming an ad-hoc committee to study available choices was the sticking [...]

Southern California: Long running ad hoc committees trample open government

With 14 ad hoc committees, one four years old, the Highland City Council is needlessly conducting vast amounts of the people’s business behind closed doors, says an editorial in the Highland Community News. -DB
Highland Community News
Editorial
December 17, 2009
Ad hoc committees can serve a very useful purpose.

Operating out of public view, they can sometimes work out [...]