Dan Rohr
1:41 - 1:55
"What you may not do is poll them in regards to substantive topics that you just— I mean, and I get it's so much more efficient, right? But this is democracy, and it's not about efficiency."
“What you may not do is poll them in regards to substantive topics that you just— I mean, and I get it's so much more efficient, right? But this is democracy, and it's not about efficiency.”
- Speaker
- Dan Rohr
- Timestamp
- 1:41 – 1:55
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
- September 11, 2026
From the transcript
Like, it's purely procedural. Is Thursday night a good night for a special meeting? Those types of things. What you may not do is poll them in regards to substantive topics that you just— I mean, and I get it's so much more efficient, right? But this is democracy, and it's not about efficiency.
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