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Council adopts updated rules of procedure, tightens electronic submittal and hearing-spokesperson deadlines
Summary
The council adopted an updated rules-of-procedure document that modernizes meeting practices, incorporates Fields' rules of order, adds electronic-presentation submission protocols, expands decorum rules to full meetings and aligns spokesperson written-notice deadlines with written testimony deadlines (4 business days).
The Post Falls City Council voted Sept. 2 to adopt updated rules of procedure for meetings and public hearings, amending deadlines and adding a formal process for electronic presentation materials.
City attorney Al Harrington presented the changes as a modernization of existing rules: switching the city’s rules-of-order reference to Fields’ rules (instead of Robert’s Rules), updating contact information and introducing electronic media submission standards so external devices will not be plugged into city systems. The update also extended decorum rules that had applied to land-use public hearings to all council meetings.
Key change approved - Electronic presentation materials: the update requires presenters to submit electronic files to the city media/IT team ahead of meetings so staff can scan materials for viruses and load them onto the meeting system; the rules prohibit direct connection of external devices to city…
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