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Council asks city attorney to revise nomination-procedure resolution after questions on multiple-nomination voting
Summary
Council members discussed Resolution 2025-848, a proposed procedure for council nominations, and asked the city attorney to redraft it to clarify how the council should handle multiple nominations and tie-breaking; council directed the attorney to return a revised draft to the council.
Council members reviewed Resolution 2025-848, a proposed procedure intended to standardize how the City of Parker fills council and other appointments. Several members raised concerns about how the draft handles situations with multiple nominations for a single position and how ties would be resolved.
Council Member Kirchow and others said they preferred an approach that would allow separate votes on each nominee rather than a single motion that might allow one nomination to preclude consideration of others. City Attorney Catherine explained the draft provides multiple options and that the resolution is intended to document one procedure the council can choose to follow; she also noted the draft assumes reliance on standard parliamentary procedure for amendment and other mechanics. Council members asked for clearer language covering multiple nominees, majority thresholds, and tie-breaking, and discussed whether the mayor’s tie-breaking role should apply.
After discussion the council directed the city attorney to revise Resolution 2025-848 to reflect the council’s concerns and to return an amended draft for future consideration. The mayor stated a formal motion was not required to send the draft back to counsel for revision.
