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Staton council directs staff to draft rule change to move start time to 6:30 p.m.; Robert's Rules reminder drawn

5771043 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Council members agreed to try a 6:30 p.m. start with 6 p.m. work sessions and asked staff to bring a resolution to formalize the change; members also discussed following Robert's Rules of Order for calls to question.

The Staton City Council on Tuesday directed staff to prepare a resolution to amend council rules and to try a 6:30 p.m. start time for regular meetings, with work sessions beginning at 6 p.m. Councilor O'Rourke and others discussed proposed edits to the council rules provided in the meeting packet, and Julia, a city staff member, walked the council through several specific wording changes to appointments, residency information, public comment procedures and access to the city attorney.

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