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Committee backs 2026 state and federal legislative guidelines, asks edits on utilities language
Summary
Committee recommended the 2026 federal/state legislative guidelines and a parallel utilities legislative policy to the City Council, asking staff to retain police radio‑encryption language, add e‑bike regulation tracking, insert 'federal' in revenue preemption language, and clarify tort‑reform wording; motion carried unanimously.
The Policy & Services Committee reviewed draft 2026 federal and state legislative guidelines and a separate 2026 utilities legislative policy framework and unanimously recommended both to the City Council Nov. 19 with committee edits.
Christine Pryor (assistant city clerk) introduced the two guideline sets and the staff recommendation that the committee forward them to council in January. Townsend Public Affairs consultant Carlin Shelby provided a legislative session overview that framed staff’s proposed approach: a high volume of bill introductions in 2025,…
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