IDEA debates lengthy meetings

With a nod to the irony of the debate, IDEA members recently put time aside to search for ways to quicken the pace of their notoriously long meetings.

The majority of members supported a new set of guidelines to keep meetings brief, instead of dragging late into the evening.

“I don’t want to see anyone speaking to an issue four, five times,” said member Sean Maloney. “It’s out of line. I can’t live with it.”

Members Kathy Smith and Tim Neily voted against the guidelines, arguing that members should aim to be more efficient without time limitations being enforced.