April 26's SunLive story on TCC's secret meetings reveals councillor Bill Grainger supports them because he thinks 'staff felt a little uneasy” when answering questions in formal meetings.

Bill stated in his 2013 election profile: 'I'm an employee of the Tauranga community. I embrace democracy and transparency to ratepayers. I abhor bureaucracy”.

There's no democracy or transparency to ratepayers when TCC holds secret meetings. It seems Cr Grainger misled voters in 2013?

P Harlen,
Mt Maunganui.