The Glendale City Council this week voted against televising the meetings of a committee appointed to audit city operations, maintaining the commission’s distinction as the only one without a regular spot on GTV6.
Although Audit Committee members said taping and airing the meetings would increase transparency, several council members said there wasn’t a need to do so. Additionally, council members weren’t willing to spend the $800 a year it would cost to run the meeting on Glendale’s government access channel.
The vote was 3-2 against airing the meetings.
“I just don’t see any issues with the openness or transparency,” said Councilman Ara Najarian. “In my seven years on council, I don’t think, at any point, has anyone said, ‘Gee, I’d really like to see what that Audit Committee is doing. Why don’t you televise them?’”