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Parlier City Council adjourns special meeting, authorizes orders to compel absent members to attend
Summary
With only two council members present, the council adjourned a special meeting to the following day at 5 p.m. and authorized staff to serve absent members with an order that could trigger fines; leaders warned the absences risked jeopardizing about $700,000 in SB road funds.
The Parlier City Council adjourned a special meeting June 25 and ordered staff to serve absent members with a formal notice that could lead to fines if they fail to attend the reconvened session, council leaders said.
Council Chair said three council members did not appear at the special session and described their absences as refusals that were blocking required city business. A legal adviser to the council explained that, under state meeting law and the city’s ordinances, when fewer than a majority appear a…
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