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Davenport City Commission to hold special meeting on Fire Lieutenant eligibility after open-meetings guidance
Summary
After a member requested review of qualifications for a Fire Lieutenant candidate, the commission heard legal guidance that the issue cannot be discussed without advance public notice and directed staff to schedule a special meeting to allow public comment and formal action.
The Davenport City Commission received legal guidance that it could not consider or receive public comment on a request to review qualifications for a Fire Lieutenant during the current meeting because the item was not on the agenda and would require advance public notice under open-meetings law. The commission agreed to schedule a special meeting to allow formal consideration and public comment before scheduled testing at the end of the month.
“...there's been a request to look at the qualifications of, a particular, I think it's Fire Lieutenant position, because that is not an agenda item today, and open meetings laws prohibit discussion of items of…
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