Editor’s note: The Sanibel City Council’s workshops are open to the public and time is allotted for public input. I attended the first meeting when the contingency was added, based on the strong opposition to the original proposal from Sanibel residents. At the very least, another public meeting must be called for open discussion by the council and input from Sanibel residents. In summary, you must have a public meeting with community input before you vote on changing the existing legislation. Moreover, at that public meeting, the discussions had in any private meeting must be disclosed.