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Council seeks clarification on agenda‑management rules after member's item was deferred
Summary
Council members debated a question of procedure after an item placed on a prior agenda was deferred; the city attorney said a motion and vote are required to defer an item and agreed to return with a formal interpretation of the charter language cited by a council member.
Councilwoman Cabral brought forward a discussion May 14 about council meeting procedures and agenda management after an item she had placed on a prior formal agenda was deferred without what she said was a vote or stated reason.
Cabral cited the city charter’s civil‑rights section—referencing language that “no matter once having been placed on a formal agenda…
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