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Citizen petition for independent municipal inspector general sent to committee after heated floor exchange
Summary
Councilor Mejia sought same‑day suspension and passage to send a citizen petition on creating an independent municipal inspector general to the mayor’s office and ballot; Councilor Durkin objected and the item was referred to committee, prompting public procedural disagreement among councilors.
A citizen petition to establish an independent municipal inspector general was the subject of sharp debate on the council floor. The administration’s communication about the petition appeared on the meeting docket (Docket 1274). Councilor Mejia, who said she had worked with citizens to revise the ballot question and had collected signatures twice at residents’ request, asked the body to suspend the rules and pass the communication that day so the question could be transmitted to the…
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