Lubbock City Councilman Todd Klein Makes Push For Evening Meetings [POLL]

A Lubbock City councilman is making a push to have Council meetings in the evening hours.

Currently, Lubbock City Council meetings begin with a citizen comment session at 7:30 a.m. every other Thursday, but District 3 Councilman Todd Klein issued a release voicing his support for moving meetings to the evening hours.

“I truly believe the public wants to witness and play a role in the process of our community discussion and debate,” Klein said. “The general public at large works during the hours of the council meeting. Tomorrow, I will recommend that every quarter of the year the council should have at least one evening meeting.”

District 4 Councilman Paul R. Beane disagrees with the idea of regular evening meetings, due to the long hours often involved.

“A meeting starting at 7:30 in the evening rather than 7:30 in the morning sometimes could run until 3:00 in the morning”, said Beane. “You know, if we could cut down on some of the conversation at City Hall, possibly we could shorten these meeting times, and possibly a meeting at 7:30 in the evening wouldn’t be that bad, but right now, I’ve got to say no dice.”

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