Committee debates lowering quorum, electronic voting and abstention rules
Members debated modernizing voting language and whether to reduce quorum from four to three, with proposals to require unanimous approval when only three members attend. The committee asked the attorney to draft alternative language for review at the next meeting.
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The committee spent considerable time on Section 2.14, which addresses voting procedures and quorum. Members proposed modernizing the wording to explicitly include electronic voting and roll-call recording; most supported the option to allow either recorded roll call, show of hands, or electronic voting. The larger debate focused on whether to reduce the quorum requirement from four to three for a five-member council and how to prevent "walking quorums" or backroom pre-decisions.
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