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City staff removes open "community items" from board & commission agendas after open‑meetings concerns; commissioners push back
Summary
City staff said it will remove a recurring "community items of interest" agenda item from board and commission agendas to avoid open-meetings violations; commissioners objected and asked staff to provide regular updates in the meeting packet instead.
City of Lake Jackson staff told the Planning Commission the city will remove a recurring "community items of interest" agenda item from board and commission agendas, citing potential violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act when unscheduled discussions develop during public meetings.
Modesto Mundo, speaking for staff, said removing the open-item would reduce the risk of unintentional, substantive discussion that should be noticed in advance. "We're taking it off. Members, if there's anything that you'd like to discuss on the agenda, tell us, and we'll put that item on…
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