ML council debates excused absences

City councils and boards do a lot of “what-if” planning.

And the Medical Lake City Council has been involved with devising a scenario most recently to deal with the possibility of members absence, but more so having them possibly remotely attend meetings.

As in via video chat or SKYPE.

That topic was the center of significant discussion at their March 6 meeting, ironically with two members, Tony Harbolt and John Merrick absent. The remote attendance idea seems to center around Merrick, who since being elected has a new job where he travels and has had excused absences in three of five meetings...