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City attorney: law does not require minutes; council approves old minutes after clerk transcriptions
Summary
After questioning whether it is appropriate to approve minutes for meetings members did not attend, the City Attorney explained that state law does not require cities to keep written minutes but that audio recordings serve as the verbatim record; council approved the backlog minutes with one dissenting vote.
Council discussion about a backlog of minutes and whether members who were not present at older meetings should vote to approve them ended with the council approving the transcribed older minutes and the city attorney explaining the legal position.
Councilmember Patty Lopez asked staff to clarify whether councilmembers should feel comfortable approving minutes for meetings they…
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