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Council narrows 'public dollars for public benefit' ordinance and approves amendment 4-2
Summary
Council adopted an amendment to ordinance C36723 (public dollars for public benefit) that removes prescriptive language for parks and libraries, focuses on a community workforce agreement framework for city public-works projects, and clarifies conflicts with the city's 'ban the address' policy; the amendment passed 4-2.
Council considered ordinance C36723, described in the agenda review as the "public dollars for public benefit" community workforce agreement. Council member Dylan moved an amendment that narrows the ordinance’s scope and reduces prescriptive language.
The adopted amendment deletes a section that staff and the city legal memo said exceeded the city’s authority over parks and libraries and replaces it with nonbinding language encouraging parks and library boards to…
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