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Council directs staff to refine closed-session protocols after extended debate on transparency and recordings
Summary
After hours of council debate and dozens of public comments urging greater transparency, the council directed staff to bring back a revised set of closed-session protocols and procedural language. Public commenters urged audio-recording and clearer public notice of closed-session topics.
The City Council debated proposed changes to its meeting and closed-session protocols before voting to ask staff to prepare a revised draft and return to council for consideration.
Assistant City Attorney Anderson reviewed a menu of policy options: clarifying who may call special meetings, whether closed sessions should be scheduled only on regular meeting days or allowed at other times, and whether to record closed-session audio. Public commenters urged stronger…
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