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Council directs staff to prepare budget amendment language after dispute over travel stipends and Northeast Partnership membership
Summary
After a prolonged discussion about council travel stipends and the Northeast Partnership membership, council directed Interim City Manager Lanny Lambert to prepare a budget amendment for the council’s consideration; legal counsel flagged Local Government Code 54.001 as relevant to due-process concerns over docking stipends.
Councilmembers debated the process by which council travel and membership funds are managed and the recent removal of stipend funds for some council members. After a lengthy discussion the council directed Interim City Manager Lanny Lambert to prepare a formal budget amendment for consideration at a future meeting.
Councilmember Stephanie Gonzales and others questioned whether the removal of stipend funds had an ordinance or written precedent. Several councilmembers said the amounts were reflected in the prior year’s approved budget but were not spelled out in a municipal…
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