Commissioners changes meeting dates, times

The Lorain County Board of Commissioners voted to change its meeting times and dates on Wednesday and will meet twice per week every other week for the foreseeable future.

Instead of meeting at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at least 50 times per year, the board will now meet at 5 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays each month starting Feb. 21. There will be a second weekly meeting at 10:30 a.m. the Friday immediately following — in this case, Friday, Feb. 24.

Commissioner David Moore said the change is to “get people engaged” and so that every week county administrative staff aren’t just working toward a meeting.

Commissioner Jeff Riddell said the process of working out the new meeting schedule with