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Keizer council advances broad rewrite of rules of procedure
Summary
Keizer City Council members spent a Saturday work session reviewing and revising their rules of procedure, clarifying how agenda items, committee appointments and outside liaisons are handled and directing staff to prepare the updated language for formal adoption.
Keizer City Council held an extended work session on Jan. 18, 2025, to review and revise its rules of procedure, focusing on agenda-setting, committee appointments and clarity about how council members represent the city on outside organizations.
The council spent most of the session redlining a draft of the rules that the mayor and council president had circulated in advance and that staff then prepared for the meeting. Discussion covered when and how items are placed on council agendas, the process for appointing liaisons and voting members to external bodies, how internal boards and commissions are reviewed, and several housekeeping issues tied to the city charter.
Council members agreed to keep a clear, written agenda-setting pathway for items originating both inside and outside meetings: councilors can place items on an agenda during a…
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