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