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Commission reviews 2026 council calendar draft, asks staff to add and clarify dates of significance
Summary
Assistant city clerk Christine Pryor and deputy city manager Chantal Cotton Gaines presented a draft list of dates the city should avoid for council meetings to maximize public participation; commissioners requested additions and clarifications including Diwali and other cultural dates.
Assistant City Clerk Christine Pryor and Deputy City Manager Chantal Cotton Gaines presented the Human Relations Commission with a draft 2026 council meeting calendar and a companion list of citywide “dates of significance” the city should avoid when scheduling council meetings.
Pryor said the council’s objective is to minimize conflicts that would prevent participation, for example religious or cultural observances that begin at sundown. The draft list is iterative; Pryor and Cotton Gaines asked commissioners and community members to identify…
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