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City attorney briefs newly seated Wheat Ridge council on charter, open meetings and conflicts of interest
Summary
City Attorney Patrick Dahl led a Nov. 10 orientation on the Wheat Ridge charter, voting thresholds, conflict-of-interest rules and open-meetings guidance for newly sworn council members.
City Attorney Patrick Dahl led a roughly hour-long orientation for the newly seated Wheat Ridge City Council during a Nov. 10 special study session, covering the structure and legal constraints that govern local decision-making.
"The product of the city is making people's lives better," Dahl said, framing local government as practical problem-solving and then walking members through the Wheat Ridge home-rule charter and key rules the council must follow.
Dahl highlighted several charter provisions that govern council action: the mayor is required to vote to break a tie except when the action is the adoption or…
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