Resident tells Grandview aldermen liaison's motions at planning commission may violate statute

During the public-comment portion of the meeting, a resident told the Board of Aldermen that a board liaison to the planning commission had both made motions and voted at a recent planning commission hearing, which the resident said is inconsistent with state statutory rules governing the commission.

The commenter, who identified himself as Joe Runyon, said he attended the planning-commission meeting on a set of preliminary plats and observed that the owner's representative did not attend. Runyon said a board liaison, who is not a commissioner, "made the motions, both of them. And then it was passed. She voted for it, which that's that is not the rules that were set out by the state legislature. That is a statute planning commission. So you're probably gonna have to go back and either train your board members on how to devote, because you cannot, as a liaison, make a motion." (Quote as spoken.)

Response and next steps: The mayor closed public comment after additional speakers; the board did not take immediate formal action on the complaint during the meeting. The mayor and staff indicated they would follow up on public comments and provide clarifications where appropriate.

Context: Runyon's comment asked the board to review whether the liaison's participation complied with the statutory rules governing planning commissions. The transcript does not identify which statute Runyon referenced by name nor whether the liaison's actions were formally challenged by the commission or appealed; those determinations were not made on the record at this meeting.

What happens next: The board did not enact a formal referral at this meeting. The transcript records that the mayor said staff would be asked to provide follow-up information to the public commenters.