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Bellevue council raises maximum exclusion period to 180 days and narrows board service rules
Summary
After debate over decorum and volunteer workload, Bellevue’s City Council on Sept. 9 directed staff to revise council rules to allow exclusion periods up to 180 days and instructed staff to prepare an ordinance limiting service to two consecutive terms across council‑appointed advisory boards and commissions.
Bellevue’s City Council on Sept. 9 directed staff to prepare rule and code changes to (1) increase the maximum exclusion period for disruptive behavior at council and advisory meetings and (2) limit service on council‑appointed advisory boards and commissions to two consecutive terms across those bodies.
What the council approved to send to staff: the council voted to update council rules to allow a maximum exclusion of up to 180 days for individuals whose conduct is found to have disrupted meetings. The council also instructed staff to prepare enabling legislation and updates to bylaws so members would be limited to two consecutive terms on any of the six council‑appointed advisory bodies (arts, environmental services, transportation, parks, human services and the…
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