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Council updates municipal code for boards and commissions, tightens eligibility and meeting minimums
Summary
An ordinance to update the Palm Desert Municipal Code concerning boards, commissions, committees and task forces passed with a 4-1 vote after debate over meeting frequencies and residency/employee eligibility language.
Palm Desert council adopted ordinance changes to the municipal code governing the city's boards, commissions, committees and task forces, adjusting meeting-frequency minimums, clarifying committee purposes and adding an eligibility waiting period for relatives of city employees and officials.
The ordinance incorporates recommendations from the council subcommittee on boards and commissions and standardizes most committees at seven members. It includes a provision establishing a 12-month ineligibility period after an employee's separation for relatives of city…
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