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Aurora committee debates rule to limit councilmembers testifying against official city positions

2525956 · March 7, 2025
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Summary

A Visor Committee discussion explored whether councilmembers should be barred from testifying before the Legislature in a capacity that suggests they represent the city when the committee has already adopted a contrary position; staff offered to draft rule language for FSIR and council consideration.

The Visor Committee spent a substantial portion of its meeting debating whether councilmembers should be permitted to testify before the Legislature in a way that could be construed as representing the city when the committee has adopted a contrary position.

Councilwoman Angela Lawson raised a series of scenarios about a councilmember testifying in a personal capacity but…

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