Sharon Ullman Interviews

Former Ada County Commissioner (2001-2003) Sharon Ullman is Curtis Pullin's guest on the show this week and next (shows 10 & 11). In part 1, Sharon talks about the role of the commissioners, budgets, and open government. In part two, she gives us the lowdown on Commissioner Rick Yzaguirre and the other commissioners' dirty deeds. Sharon received the Max Dalton Open Government Award in 1999. Link to Sharon's opinion piece in Boise Weekly from July 2005 about some of the topics discussed in the interview. Sharon recommends Free Market Duck to listeners (it's a little Randian in spots, but there's plenty of great stuff there). Ready to get involved in city government? Here are some local links: Meridian has a very crappy website and council meeting agendas are nowhere to be found. Eagle has a decent website with meeting agendas. Boise takes the prize for most accessible documentation on a website. All the relevant links are on the home page and you can even watch City Council meetings webcast from the comfort of your own home. Nampa city council agendas & minutes Caldwell's website is disastrous. There are some sporadic agendas (rather old, I might add) for some of the city commissions, but it doesn't appear that they post their city council agendas & minutes. Ada County Commissioners agendas but minutes unavailable online. Canyon County Commissioners agendas & minutes search (why they don't post them by date is beyond me)