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Committee debates county executive control of office space and a two-week response rule for space requests
Summary
Committee members debated whether the county executive may deny office space requests and whether the ordinance should require the executive to respond to such requests within two weeks; legal counsel warned that the executive has statutory control over offices and that a resolution might be vulnerable to challenge.
Committee members debated a proposed change to the county code that would require the county executive to approve or deny requests for county office space within two weeks and whether leadership positions (chair/speaker and caucus leaders) should be guaranteed office space.
Several members said they have previously requested office space and not received a written reply; they argued the code should create a two-week timeframe so office holders can plan. One member proposed that leadership positions be…
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