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Council debates amendments to procedures manual, delays remaining changes for later review
Summary
The Cupertino City Council reviewed proposed changes to its procedures manual, including a prohibition on private texting from the dais and edits to consent and council-report rules, but deferred final action pending clearer redline language and additional council review.
The Cupertino City Council spent an extended portion of its meeting reviewing proposed amendments to the city council procedures manual, including a new provision that would restrict private texting and other private communications on the dais during public meetings.
The discussion began as a continuation of prior work on the procedures manual. The mayor proposed a redline that included a sentence reading, in part, "During public meetings, council members shall not text or otherwise communicate privately with any public official ... or with members of the public regarding matters relevant to items on the agenda while on the dais." That provision, and…
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