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Council debates and amends ordinance changing common council committee structure
Summary
After extended debate March 4, the council considered an ordinance to change who appoints aldermen to standing committees and how committee chairs are selected; members approved several amendments affecting term limits, committee chair selection and ex-officio membership.
The Racine Common Council spent substantial time on March 4 debating an ordinance (filed as ordinance 0001-25) that would change the council’s committee structure, including who appoints members to standing committees and how committee chairs are chosen.
Key changes and votes: Councilors debated whether the mayor or the council president should appoint members to the standing committees. A motion to restore the mayor’s appointment power was defeated. Councilors then approved amendments that (1) established a two-consecutive-year limit for service as council president and as vice president, (2) directed that the chair and vice…
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