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Board of Adjustments discusses rule changes; agrees to revise bylaws and consider 6:00 p.m. start time
Summary
Senior Assistant City Attorney Elliot Schafer presented redline revisions to the Board of Adjustments’ rules of procedure, proposing adoption of Robert’s Rules of Order for Colorado local governments and other clarifications; the board directed staff to prepare a revised clean draft for the next meeting and agreed to a 6:00 p.m. start time for upcoming notices.
Senior Assistant City Attorney Elliot Schafer presented proposed redline changes to the Commerce City Board of Adjustments’ rules of procedure and walked board members through planned cleanups and clarifications, including adopting Robert’s Rules of Order for Colorado local governments, clarifying the board’s quasi‑judicial role, and updating references to the Land Development Code and staff practices.
Schafer told members the redlines correct several mismatches between written procedures and current practice: meeting start time historically listed as 5:30 p.m. in the rules despite most meetings beginning at 5:30 historically and practice varying; the recommendation to adopt the Colorado-specific version of Robert’s…
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