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Councilors debate starting hour‑before workshops; some seek more preparation, others warn against premeeting decisions
Summary
Several councilors asked city management to schedule one‑hour workshops before regular meetings to give members more time to discuss upcoming agenda items; other councilors and the city attorney warned workshops must not supplant public discussion and must comply with Open Meetings Act requirements.
A councilmember asked city management to begin holding one‑hour workshops before regular council meetings to give council members more time to review and discuss agenda items and upcoming matters.
The pro‑workshop councilor said brief pre‑meeting workshops would allow members to raise questions, generate ideas and prepare for formal agenda votes. Several other councilors voiced…
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