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Ridgecrest council agrees to written meeting rules, requires two members to place items on agenda
Summary
The Ridgecrest City Council agreed by unanimous vote to prepare a resolution adopting a shorter template of meeting rules with three edits, including a requirement that at least two council members sponsor agenda items. The council directed staff to return a clean resolution for formal adoption at the next meeting.
The Ridgecrest City Council on Thursday moved to adopt a streamlined set of rules of order for council meetings and directed staff to prepare a resolution for formal adoption at the next meeting.
The council’s action followed an extended discussion of two draft templates prepared for the council. City Attorney (provided on the record as the meeting’s legal adviser) told the council the templates had been researched and were intentionally written to give the body options ranging from minimal to more detailed rules. He recommended the council adopt only what it intends to be bound by.
The short template (referred to in the staff report as Exhibit A) won general support. Council members said they…
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