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Council agrees to advance revisions to rules and proclamation process after debate on screening
Summary
City attorney presented proposed changes to council rules and proclamations. Council discussed a screening step for requests and concerns about member oversight; members agreed to send staff recommended amendments forward for formal consideration.
City Attorney Matt Kayser brought draft amendments to the University Place City Council’s rules of procedure and to the city’s proclamation process during the meeting’s later session, and the council agreed to send the proposed changes back to staff for formal consideration.
Kayser told the council the packet contains a rewritten proclamation rule meant to balance timely recognition of community events with a screening step for requests coming from outside groups. Under the draft language, council may identify recurring…
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