Richmond’s Board of Education has voted in favour of moving public meetings from Monday to Wednesday, starting this September.
Meetings will also move to every second and fourth Wednesday of each month, instead of the first and third.
Trustee Ken Hamaguchi suggested the move is designed to allow trustees more time to read through their agenda packages, which are only handed to them on Friday afternoon.
It also brings more consistency to the schedule as there are often holidays on a Monday. There will aslo be fewer conflicts with committee meetings, noted Hamaguchi.
Trustees Jonathan Ho and Alice Wong voted against the change. Hamaguchi was joined by trustees Sandra Nixon, Eric Yung, Debbie Tablotney and Donna Sargent in favour of the change.
The change also means board meetings will not conflict with City of Richmond public hearings.
The board meets at 7 p.m. each meeting.
—Graeme Wood/Richmond News
