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Commission adopts 2-minute pro/con debate rule; Pickett's contract/grant amendment draft fails to advance
Summary
The commission adopted a 2-minute, alternating pro/con debate rule for amendment discussion and rejected an amendment to allow one follow-up question; a separate proposed charter amendment by Commissioner Pickett to add Section 9.8 (contract/grant/loan management) failed to advance for lack of a second.
The Charter Review Commission on April 2025 set a formal debate procedure for upcoming amendment discussions and considered but did not advance a proposed charter amendment drafted by Commissioner Fisher Pickett.
A motion (moved by Commissioner Stauffer) to set debate rules passed after a short vote. The adopted format gives each speaker two minutes, alternates between pro and con speakers, and allows…
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