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Committee discusses creating a July/August council recess; legal interpretation debated
Summary
Members debated a proposed rules change to allow a council recess either for the entire month of August or covering the last meeting of July and first meeting of August. Supporters cited school schedules and National Night Out; council legal staff discussed charter interpretation and past precedents.
Committee members debated a proposed rules change that would allow the council to take a recess in late July/early August (alternatively a full August recess) starting next calendar year.
Chair Toons framed the proposal as responsive to the calendar of public hearings, the planning commission schedule and school start dates. "Just given how things line up both with the planning commission, but also with…
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