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Farmers Branch council limits board‑liaison reports to three minutes to shorten meetings
Summary
After complaints about lengthy council meetings, members agreed to keep the outside‑organization/board‑liaison update item but to limit each council report to three minutes, and to include training on the topic in the new‑member orientation packet.
On Nov. 4, 2025, Farmers Branch councilmembers discussed whether to remove the recurring agenda item that allows the mayor and council members to report on board‑liaison activities and outside meetings.
Councilman Reid described long meetings and said many residents had told him the recurring reports were often lengthy; he proposed either removing the item or…
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