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Committee revises rule on council contact with staff after debate over 'firewall' and whistleblower protections
Summary
After debate about undue influence and staff protection, Lago Vista’s Charter Review Committee amended Section 3.06 to permit the mayor and council members to meet with and obtain information from city staff as needed to make informed decisions, while retaining language elsewhere to prevent individual council members from directing staff.
The Lago Vista Charter Review Committee amended its recommended language on council contact with city staff, adopting language that permits the mayor and council members to meet with and obtain information from city staff when needed for informed decisionmaking.
Committee members had spent considerable time debating whether individual council members should be limited to contacting only staff who report directly to the city manager, citing concerns that a single council member’s title could unduly…
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