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Council opens review of meeting rules; staff to propose amendments drawn from municipal "Bob's Rules" and Appendix A
Summary
Councilors discussed adopting or adapting alternate meeting rules to allow discussion before motions and to simplify procedures; the city attorney and staff will draft a la carte amendments to Appendix A and present recommended language.
Pueblo City Council opened a discussion on Feb. 22 about whether to modify its meeting procedures to allow more flexible discussion before motions and to adopt selected provisions from an alternate municipal guide known as "Bob's Rules of Order," an increasingly used municipal adaptation of Robert's Rules.
Why it matters: Council procedure determines how deliberations, motions and votes are handled. Several members said current practice sometimes limits discussion until after motions are made; others warned wholesale adoption of a…
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