I wasn't going to be adding witnesses, but my understanding is that in these three meetings it is implicit that there would be a chance for the department to respond.
I'd also like to see if it's possible to request the department to provide some of the analysis they gave, because it's certainly going to help frame the discussion. If they have information that could help us and if they could provide it before we start the study, it could move things along fairly quickly.
If we're breaking it into two groups per meeting, one group is going to have to be towards the end, and it will have to come from the department. As for whoever the department decides to send to respond after they've heard the various questions, I'm open to that, and I don't think we need to give those names now. I think it's an understanding that we'll reserve time for them.