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Madison council rejects proposal to allow earlier start times for Common Council meetings
Summary
The Common Council debated an ordinance to permit meetings to start as early as 5:30 p.m.; members raised concerns about public participation, traffic and consistency. Two roll-call votes recorded: an amendment to set a 6:00 p.m. earliest start failed, and the underlying motion to allow 5:30 starts also failed (2-18).
The Madison Common Council considered an ordinance to amend the Madison General Ordinances to allow council meetings to start earlier than the current 6:30 p.m. start time. After extended debate about public participation, traffic, and predictability, the council defeated both an amendment to set a 6:00 p.m. earliest start and the original motion to allow meetings to begin at 5:30 p.m.
Council members opposing the change said a consistent 6:30 p.m.…
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