Greater inclusion of the public and community stakeholders in the District's decisionmaking process.
I served the people of Alameda County for five years as Alameda County Finance Director, so I have a good idea how public bodies can solicit and include the opinions of their communities. I want greater community participation in the Board's decision making. After all, the decisions that the Board makes affect all of our children as well as our community. Many times when the Board is making important decisions, the community only finds out after the decision has been made. I also believe that too many important decisions have been made in closed sessions of the Board. The Board has to make a lot of tough calls + but the public should know about them and have an opportunity to comment on the issues.
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