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Freeport council tables boards appointments amid late applications and Main Street accreditation concerns
Summary
Council voted to table appointments to boards and commissions after several same-day applications and questions about process; citizens raised concerns about inactivity of the Main Street board and risk to its accreditation.
The Freeport City Council voted 3-2 on June 2 to table action on appointments and reappointments to multiple city boards and commissions after staff disclosed several applications were submitted the same day the agenda packet was finalized.
Council members said they wanted more time to vet recently submitted applications and to confirm the process had been followed; other members argued delaying appointments would impair boards that need a quorum to meet. The…
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