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Missoula council declines to limit 'urgent items' after heated debate over use of "new business"
Summary
After extended debate on Aug. 11, the council voted down a proposed rule change narrowing placement of items under "new business." An amendment to restore the original proposed language passed, but the final rule-change motion failed to get the two-thirds majority required.
Missoula City Council on Aug. 11 considered and ultimately rejected a proposed amendment to City Council Rule 21(c) that would have replaced the phrase “urgent items” with a narrower reference to actions defined elsewhere as “emergency actions” under Rule 27, limiting what may be placed on the council agenda under “new business.”
The issue produced lengthy debate among councilors over whether the existing “new business” process had been used for political or time-sensitive matters and whether the rule should be tightened to increase public notice and committee review. Councilor Bob Campbell said he was “disappointed that we're not gonna have apparently a just real discussion or consideration of my main amendment,” arguing that the current…
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