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Commission adopts revised rules of procedure after debate over publishing deadlines and hearing requirements
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved changes to rules of procedure, moving agenda publication earlier and generally requiring two hearings for most items; the motion passed 4-1 after amendments and debate about exceptions and suspension thresholds.
Bernalillo County commissioners on March 11 adopted a package of revisions to the county’s rules of procedure governing administrative, regular, special and emergency meetings. The package passed on a 4-1 roll call vote after discussion and one amendment that removed language declaring the chair’s parliamentary opinion ‘‘not subject to appeal.’'
Chair Olivas, who presented the draft, said the primary changes move the agenda publication deadline earlier (from the prior Friday practice to a Thursday deadline expressed as 120 hours) to give…
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