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Charter Review Commission rejects removing pledge-related minutes, agrees to rotate meetings and invite county council members
Summary
Commissioners voted down a motion to remove minutes items tied to pledge-of-allegiance motions, approved rotating future meetings through all five districts and agreed to invite county council members to speak at the Feb. 27 meeting.
The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission debated whether to excise a block of minutes tied to motions about reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and related procedural votes, then rejected the removal and moved on to administrative decisions about meeting locations and outreach.
Commissioner Nelhaus moved to amend the Jan. 27 minutes by striking the segment beginning with the pledge-of-allegiance discussion through the end of section 6, arguing that several motions recorded there were out of order under Robert's Rules of Order. Commissioners discussed whether minutes should mirror every action or…
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