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Councilmember Pasold says she was not notified of meeting time change; council cites consultant availability
Summary
Councilmember Pasold asked which colleagues arranged the special meeting’s time change from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; colleagues said the change was made for a consultant's availability, and Pasold said she had not been contacted.
During the special meeting, Councilmember Pasold raised a procedural concern about a change to the meeting start time. Pasold asked Mayor Pro Tem Kaske, Councilmember Mathis and Councilmember Wheeler who had contacted council members about moving the meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., saying "I just want to confirm for the record that no one contacted me to discuss whether or not I was available to attend this meeting at a new change time."
Other participants replied that the time change was made because a consultant who was to attend was not available at 5 p.m. and was available at 7 p.m. A participant described the reason as "consultant availability." The city attorney indicated the council members were deliberating an answer to Pasold's question during the exchange.
Pasold’s statement raises a procedural question about internal notification of special meeting scheduling; the public record in this meeting shows no formal motion or vote about the schedule change, and no formal corrective action or staff directive was recorded during the special meeting.
The council proceeded to adjourn to closed session and later reconvened; the public record shows no reportable action on personnel items.
