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Plan commission debates expanding consent agenda, members urge balance for transparency
Summary
Oshkosh Plan Commission staff proposed a streamlined agenda that would move routine items to consent; some commissioners said they value presentations for clarity and public transparency and asked for flexibility to pull items for discussion.
The Oshkosh Plan Commission on Aug. 5 discussed changes to the commission’s agenda layout intended to streamline meetings by moving routine items to the consent agenda, but several commissioners voiced concern about losing the informational benefit of staff presentations.
Planning services staff told the commission the revised agenda language is meant to mirror the common council and to reduce verbiage; the proposal would keep routine items such as minutes…
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