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Council approves resolution urging full online publication of city ordinances after procedural dispute
Summary
Councilwoman Martin’s walk-on resolution asking the city to publish full ordinance text online was added to the agenda and approved after debate about whether materials were distributed in time to the public and council; the mayor said the muni code work is already underway.
Councilwoman Monica Martin walked a resolution onto the agenda asking the city to publish the full text of all city ordinances online in a complete, searchable, printable format indexed by charter and section. The council approved the resolution after an exchange about whether residents and council members had received adequate notice and time to review the proposal.
Martin read the resolution into the record, saying the city must ensure citizens can view the "full legal text" of ordinances that are enforced administratively. "Whereas the citizens of Highland Park have the right to know and understand the laws and the ordinance that they are governed by in the city where they live in and work," the resolution…
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