I urge you to vote “No” on this proposed amendment. It would enable all OPALCO members to participate in its board meetings (except executive sessions) by Internet video-conferencing.

The result would be to turn what should be an informed discussion among a small number of elected board members into a free-for-all in which every Opalco member could participate, whether or not he or she was informed on the issues and even just to sound off on longstanding grudges. It would discourage Board members from speaking frankly and being willing to compromise when their individual desires could not prevail. It would make Board meetings into political campaigns for re-election.

David Slawson

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