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Council tightens boards-and-commissions meeting guidance, approves reappointments
Summary
Council agreed to a 24-hour confirmed-quorum rule for boards and commissions, scheduled a chairs-and-vice-chairs meeting in September to address meeting management and staff-liaison expectations, and approved multiple reappointments by voice vote.
Webster Groves councilmembers on Wednesday moved to tighten meeting management for volunteer boards and commissions, approving a 24-hour confirmed-quorum rule and scheduling a chairs-and-vice-chairs meeting in September to review meeting protocols, Sunshine-law reminders and staff-liaison roles.
Why it matters: council members said regular commission work without a quorum has caused confusion for staff and volunteers, resulted in unproductive meetings and, in some cases, led to off-the-record discussions that appear to bypass…
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