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Council plans special session and online review as town recodifies ordinances
Summary
Council members said the town's attorney provided a 489‑page recodification template; members agreed to strike inapplicable sections and hold a special workshop to identify provisions to remove before publishing a pared draft for public comment.
Council members discussed a town-wide recodification of municipal ordinances for 2025 and agreed to convene a special meeting or workshop to review and strike provisions that do not apply to the town before posting a trimmed draft for public comment.
Town staff said the town attorney supplied a large recodification template — described during the meeting as roughly 489 pages — that includes many provisions not applicable to Coyle, such as traffic-signal language and enforcement items the town cannot legally or practically carry out. Council members emphasized the need to remove items the town cannot enforce (for example, provisions requiring dog tags and other penalties the town lacks authority to implement) so that public review focuses on relevant code sections.
Council members asked staff and the attorney to prepare a pared-down draft and to post that version on the town website using a fillable comment form so residents can submit organized feedback. The council discussed a timeline of roughly three weeks to schedule the review meeting; members suggested three weeks would allow them to gather proposed deletions before uploading the draft for comment. No formal ordinance changes were adopted at the meeting; the council directed staff to set a special session and gather suggested deletions for attorney review.
