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Residents press council for transparency and raise housing, homelessness and decorum concerns
Summary
During the citizen comment period, residents urged the council to post a missing August 26 special meeting video and to review whether a final vote had occurred; callers also praised a curb-appeal volunteer project, raised homelessness concerns around the TA Wilson facility, and criticized or defended recent council conduct and public meeting decorum.
At the Sept. 16 meeting multiple residents used the citizen comment period to press the council on transparency and other community issues.
Jennifer Smith (Ward 6) urged the council to review the Aug. 26 special meeting, noting parliamentary concerns about whether a final vote on an appointment was taken and pointing out that the city’s online archive lacked the Aug. 26 video. "For an appointment to be valid, there must... be a separate clear vote on the main…
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