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Proposed rule change to require sponsor or counsel to file ordinances sparks sharp debate and fails to advance
Summary
A proposed amendment to council rules that would require ordinances and resolutions to be filed in person or by email by the sponsoring councilperson or by legal counsel prompted lengthy debate about a prior improper filing and about electronic filing and clerk deadlines. The motion to advance the change failed on a roll-call vote.
The council debated a proposal to amend Section 32.39 of the council rules to clarify prerequisites for placing ordinances and resolutions on the agenda and to require that each measure be filed in person or by electronic mail by the sponsoring councilperson or by legal counsel.
City legal counsel explained the change as a reorganization of the rule that adds a single substantive requirement: a filing must be done by the sponsoring councilperson or a legal…
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