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Deputy city attorney gives decorum and ethics refresher to City Plan Commission
Summary
Deputy City Attorney Sergio Estrada briefed the City Plan Commission on decorum and the city's code of conduct, emphasizing Robert's Rules of Order as advisory, the binding nature of the city's ethics ordinance, the need to address comments through the chair, and legal risks for actions beyond commission authority.
Deputy City Attorney Sergio Estrada delivered a decorum and ethics refresher to the El Paso City Plan Commission during the July 17 meeting, reviewing the commission's bylaws, the city's code of conduct, and legal risks tied to improper procedures.
Estrada walked commissioners through the commission bylaws adopted or amended March 11, 2021, noting the bylaws reference Robert's Rules of Order as advisory for procedures not in conflict with state law or the city charter. He said Article 11 of…
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