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Council delays vote on proposed rules changes, orders consolidated draft for next work session
Summary
Lynchburg City Council on Aug. 26 voted 6-1 to table and consolidate several proposed amendments to its rules of procedure for review at the next work session; Councilmember Feraldi voted no.
Lynchburg City Council voted on Aug. 26 to table and consolidate proposed changes to the council’s rules of procedure and to consider a single consolidated document at the next work session on Sept. 23, 2025. The motion passed 6-1; Councilmember Feraldi voted no.
The proposal under discussion originated with Councilmember Timmer, who said the changes are intended to reduce arbitrary enforcement and to protect council members’ ability to speak. "Fairness is the cornerstone of civility," Timmer said, and she urged rules that give a member who is accused of impropriety "an opportunity to respond before the end of the…
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