Some meetings' minutes are missing. There are a number of gaps.

Had we not participated in those meetings, DASA might not have granted certification.

We don't really know how to overcome this. We can invite people to meetings, but we can't make them come.

They will have two- or three-hour meetings before the public arrives. They will hash out everything and the only thing the public gets to see is the vote, without the benefit of why Council Member A voted the way he did, or Council Member B voted the way she did. So we?re trying to clarify the definition of what a meeting is.

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings

We spent time doing a series of one-on-one meetings with the faculty, and they knew we'd been working on this since last September, so none of this was a surprise in that sense. The presentation the dean made incorporated suggestions from the faculty as well, which helps them feel comfortable supporting it.