At the April 10, 2023 city commissioner’s meeting, Evelyn Wood-Evans asked the commission for an accounting of funds her son had donated to the City of Oak Hill. A valid public records request. In her statement, Ms. Evans included that if the city could not provide a proper accounting, she thought the city should give the money back

State law does not provide a distinction between “a vote” and a “formal vote.” I guess the purpose of the first, apparently an “informal vote,” was to pole the commission to learn in advance how they would vote at the formal proceeding. This is inconsistent with state law and certainly not a reflection of the spirit or intent of our legislators when they adopted the sunshine law to regulate public meetings.