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Cranston council sends proposed special‑meeting advertising rule back to committee after extended debate
Summary
After a lengthy debate about transparency and access for residents without internet, the Cranston City Council voted to send an ordinance that would change special‑meeting advertising from print to online posting back to the ordinance committee for rewording and clearer legal language.
The Cranston City Council on Nov. 17 decided to send an ordinance that would change how the city advertises special meetings back to committee after extended discussion and a brief legal recess.
Council members, residents and staff spent more than an hour debating proposed changes to ordinance 102503, an amendment to City code on advertising special meetings that would allow continued posting of notices online rather than require placement in the local weekly newspaper. Council vice president Heroyan urged support, saying the change arose from a clerical misreading of a home‑rule charter amendment and that online posting would preserve transparency while…
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