Council to adopt updated rules of council reflecting November charter amendments; public-participation language held for later review

The Huber Heights City Council reviewed proposed amendments to the council's procedural rules to reflect charter amendments approved in November. City staff said most changes are ministerial, aligning rule language with the charter amendments.

Council discussed a provision in the public-participation section (section O) containing language the clerk had drawn from another jurisdiction. Several councilmembers said the phrasing about "members of the public with a legitimate interest in the actions of the city council" was too broad. Council directed staff to omit that specific public-participation language from the Monday package and to revisit wording at a later date. Staff confirmed the current rules would remain in force for any aspects not amended.

Councilmembers agreed to forward the rules to the Monday meeting with the public-participation paragraph removed for later consideration; no objections were recorded.