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Sherwood City Council deletes rule allowing mayor to "participate in debate," limits public comment to agenda items
Summary
On Jan. 27 the Sherwood City Council amended its rules of procedure to remove a line saying the mayor "may participate in debate," and removed the open-ended public‑comment section so comments are limited to items on the published agenda. The measures passed unanimously.
Sherwood City Council on Jan. 27 voted to amend its rules of procedure to delete a line that read, in part, "the mayor may participate in debate," and to remove an open-ended public‑comment section so public remarks will be limited to agenda items.
Councilmember Broderick moved the amendment to delete the sentence; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Burrows and passed unanimously. "I'd like to make a motion to amend the rules as presented with deleting the 1 line in the procedure paragraph that reads the mayor may participate in debate, etcetera," Broderick said when introducing the…
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