This is par for the course here. Not just in Portland, but in Salem as well. Public officials act like government is their personal fiefdom, and believe they are entitled to conduct their business away from the prying eyes of us who fund it and upon whose behalf they are supposedly working. If you don't want the public to know what you are doing, you obviously have something to hide. This is a reasonable presumption to make. I want to see an amendment to the State Constitution that makes it a crime to violate public records or open meeting statutes. Shine a light on the cockroaches and watch how they scatter.