A bill that would allow Guam's Civil Service Commission to hold closed-door sessions without requiring transcripts is drawing criticism.
Introduced by Vice Speaker Benjamin Cruz, the bill states that commissioners, should they choose to do so, will be able to conduct any and all deliberations in a closed meeting.
The bill also proposes removing the need for transcripts or recordings of the meetings.
But an attorney and former senator, Robert Klitzkie, says the bill is a backwards step for Guam and will make it harder to hold commissioners accountable for their decisions.
He told the Pacific Daily News that Guam's Open Government Law already allows public agencies to hold private executive sessions or meetings where transcripts are recorded and made public after 6 months unless there's a court order preventing the release.
