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Governance committee adopts amendment to draft rules on when items can bypass committees
Summary
The Governance Committee of the Portland City Council adopted an amendment on Feb. 24 to a draft resolution that establishes when ordinances, resolutions and similar items may bypass committee consideration and go directly to full council.
The Governance Committee of the Portland City Council adopted an amendment on Feb. 24 to a draft resolution that establishes when ordinances, resolutions and similar items may bypass committee consideration and go directly to full council. Councilor Ryan moved the amendment and Councilor Dunphy seconded; the committee adopted the change by roll call (exact vote tally not specified in the transcript).
The change now explicitly recognizes the auditor as a potential submitter whose items may be considered for expedited full-council handling and omits the city administrator from that list. Council staff said the auditor requested inclusion because the auditor’s office sometimes needs to bring matters to council on an expedited timeline;…
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