Op Ed: Commissioner Hagerty Update on HB 328

Thank you for reaching out to me regarding my thoughts on Montana House Bill No. 328. House Bill 328, as it reads, states: ‘An act providing for increased transparency and accountability in government by requiring certain government entities to record their public meetings in audio and video format; requiring those entities to publish the audio and video recordings to the government website within 1 business day after the public meeting, etc.’

When I ran for my current position as Jefferson County Commissioner, I both heard and personally expressed that transparency was an essential need of lo...