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Irving council sustains point of order, strikes three late addenda submitted on Memorial Day
Summary
Councilman Lamourges raised a procedural challenge to three agenda items submitted on May 26 (a legal holiday); the mayor sustained the point of order and the items were removed from the posted agenda for the May 29 meeting.
Councilman Lamourges raised a point of order at the May 29 Irving City Council meeting, saying three items submitted on Monday, May 26 — a federal and city holiday — were submitted after the council's publishing deadline and should be struck from the agenda.
Lamourges cited the council's rules of procedure and the Texas Open Meetings Act, telling the mayor: "The rules require that agenda items agenda requests be submitted no later than 04:30 on the Thursday, 7 days prior to the meeting." He said the items were submitted late, were new (not…
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