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Committee narrowly approves 30-day absence rule and keeps 60-day meeting absence standard
Summary
The committee debated and ultimately approved language treating an appointed office as vacant after absence from the city for 30 days or more unless the councillor is excused by the council; members also left the 60-day absence-from-meetings clause in place.
The Charter Review Committee voted to retain a vacancy rule that treats an appointed office as vacant if the incumbent is absent from the city for 30 days or more without the council’s consent, and it kept a related 60-day absence-from-meetings provision.
The 30-day provision was the subject of extended debate. Councilor Bronson had asked to remove the phrase requiring vacancy upon absence for 30 days. Committee members…
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