Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Tallmadge council begins overhaul of rules; debate centers on member mail budgets and meeting schedule
Summary
At first reading of a broad rules-of-council ordinance, members debated adding a "matters referred" agenda item, whether to allow council-funded member mail budgets (rule 37), and whether to move regular meetings to 6 p.m. Mondays; the law director will return with revised language.
The Tallmadge City Council opened a broad first reading Thursday on proposed revisions to its rules of council (Ordinance 20 25-69). The working group that produced the draft recommended multiple changes; council members used the first-reading discussion to seek further edits on several points.
Key debates: one of the most contested items was proposed new Rule 37, which would allow each council member a modest budget for written constituent communications. Opponents said using city funds for individual mailings risks politicization and abuse; supporters argued the city already provides email, phone and other communications tools and a small mail allowance is reasonable. At one…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
