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Saco council tables wide-ranging administrative code update after extended debate
Summary
Councilors debated proposed updates to Chapter 4, Article 5 (Departments and Divisions), raised questions about appointment authorities, charter conflicts, and organizational charts, and then voted 6-1 to table the item for further work and a redline review.
The Saco City Council voted 6-1 Monday to table proposed updates to the city’s administrative code (Chapter 4, Article 5) after extended council discussion and requests for revisions.
Councilor Johnston, who introduced the update for first reading earlier in the meeting, said the changes would bring the ordinance “to reflect current operations” and scheduled a public hearing. Several councilors instead urged more time to reconcile the draft with other sections of the city code and with charter…
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