Englewood planning commission reviews local amendments to Robert’s Rules, appoints temporary chair

At its April 8, 2025 meeting, the Englewood Planning and Zoning Commission heard a presentation from an extern with the City Attorney’s Office on recent local adaptations to Robert’s Rules of Order, confirmed Member Haggerty as temporary chair in an informal voice vote and approved the prior meeting’s minutes with one abstention.

Bea, an extern with the City Attorney’s Office and a third-year law student at the University of Denver, told the commission the changes are intended to help boards run meetings efficiently and noted several specific local adaptations added by a 2024 Englewood ordinance to the 2023 edition of Robert’s Rules of Order. "The main goal of this is for you guys to run your meetings efficiently," Bea said, urging commissioners to use the reference material handed out at the meeting.

Bea summarized several of the local changes: allowing a member who makes a motion to both open and close debate on their motion;…