Let's tape executive sessions

The Seattle Times had an excellent opinion piece about the council executive sessions.

Executive sessions are not private meetings; they are public meetings where public exposure must be delayed to protect the city’s legal interest. Once the legal issue that caused the executive session is resolved, the contents of the meeting, including what is said by the elected officials, should be open the public.

Government should always be as open as possible. The city of Edmonds has always exceeded the requirements of law and kept detailed minutes of executive sessions and made them open to the public as soon as possible. We can easily tape executive sessions. I hope the legislature requires all cities to tape executive sessions.