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Mountain View committee approves clearer limits on motions to reconsider
Summary
The Council Policy & Procedures Committee voted to forward redlined changes to Council Policy A-13 that tighten timing and process for motions to reconsider, emphasizing that untimely motions should be rare and that council members should confer with staff before attempting them.
The Mountain View Council Policy & Procedures Committee voted unanimously to send staff-drafted redlines to Council Policy A-13 to the full council after the committee chair reviews them, with a direction to clarify when motions to reconsider are timely and to require consultation with staff before offering untimely reconsideration motions.
The change targets section 11 of Council Policy A-13, which governs motions for reconsideration. Diana Fazeli, assistant city attorney, told the committee the proposed language would narrow when the council will accept a motion to reconsider and provide examples of “material” changes in facts or circumstances that might justify revisiting a prior decision. Fazeli said that under classic parliamentary rules, “it’s untimely…
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