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Pacific aldermen approve late agenda amendment amid dispute over Board of Adjustment notice and authority
Summary
At a Nov. 5 special meeting called for the FY2025 budget, Pacific aldermen voted to amend the agenda to address rescheduling of a Board of Adjustment hearing about a property variance; the vote drew debate about whether boundary adjustments were properly noticed and which municipal body has authority to act.
The Pacific Board of Aldermen on Nov. 5 voted to amend a special meeting agenda to add discussion about rescheduling a Board of Adjustment hearing tied to a property owner’s variance request, a move that prompted a sustained dispute over meeting notice and which municipal body may act on a boundary adjustment.
An alderman moved to amend the meeting agenda to include the Board of Adjustment rescheduling. After debate about whether special meetings may be amended without 24-hour notice, the chair announced the motion carried, recorded in the meeting as a 'vote of 4-2-1' with Alderman Mary Kelly recorded as abstaining.
The amendment grew from a property owner’s application in the Board of Adjustment packet that listed both a variance and a…
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