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Gulfport council declines to amend special-call agenda; docket of claims not taken up
Summary
At a special-call Gulfport City Council meeting set to consider a single-item docket of claims, a motion to add advertising of a legal notice was ruled out of order by legal counsel; a motion to amend the agenda failed on a 3-3 vote, leaving the docket unaddressed and vendors potentially unpaid.
A motion to amend the agenda of a Gulfport City Council special-call meeting was ruled out of order and failed on a 3-3 vote, leaving the meeting to proceed only on its single noticed item — the docket of claims scheduled for that meeting window — and preventing the council from adding consideration of a separate advertising action.
The motion to amend the agenda was made and seconded early in the session. Council members asked whether a special-call meeting could be broadened to include approval to advertise a legally required notice tied to an upcoming statutory requirement. Legal counsel responded that the…
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