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Prescott City Council adopts rule making citizen petitions default to denial on consent agenda

3759556 · June 5, 2025
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Summary

The City Council voted 7-0 to adopt Resolution No. 2025-1933, amending council rules to place properly submitted citizen petitions on the consent agenda for a default denial unless a council member pulls the item for discussion.

The Prescott City Council on June 10 unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2025-1933, changing council rules so citizen petitions that are properly submitted will be placed on the consent agenda for a default denial unless a council member removes the item for fuller consideration.

City Manager (name not specified in the record) told the council the change was proposed after staff spent varying amounts of time investigating petitions, in some cases “hundreds of hours,” before council action. The manager said the amendment will permit…

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