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Council reopens consent-agenda vote after public challenge, approves consent agenda including travel item
Summary
After an on-the-record clarification about public-comment rights on the consent agenda, the council reopened public comment and then approved the consent agenda, including a questioned line item for travel to a Congressional Black Caucus event.
The Lake City Council on Sept. 17 paused and re-did its earlier consent-agenda vote after concerns from a public speaker about whether consent items had been subject to appropriate public comment.
Why it matters: Consent agendas bundle multiple routine items into a single vote. Florida law requires public comment on a proposition before the council; the city attorney advised that public comment is required on the motion to approve the entire consent agenda rather than on each individual item and that the public has three minutes…
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