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Planning Commission reviews bylaws changes; staff seeks feedback on absences, chair terms and public comment limits
Summary
City staff asked the Planning Commission for feedback on recently adopted boards-and-commissions bylaws and municipal-code changes, focusing on the unexcused-absence rule (two unexcused in 365 days leads to removal), the seven-day notice requirement for excused absences, the chair’s term length and public comment time limits.
City staff presented updates to boards-and-commissions bylaws and asked the Planning Commission Sept. 4 to review several procedural items and return comments by October.
Staff noted the municipal code change adopted about a year and a half ago added limits on unexcused absences, a boards-and-commissions code of ethics and term-limit language. Staff asked commissioners for feedback on whether the current rule — two unexcused absences within 365 days results in automatic removal (absences are excused for illness, emergency, force majeure or when a member provides at…
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