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Shelbyville council asks staff to draft charter language on employee eligibility and personnel input
Summary
At a special Aug. 20 charter review session, council members debated whether county employees should be barred from serving on city council and whether council should receive resumes before department-head hires; MTAS advisor Patrick Marsh will ask legal counsel to draft proposed language.
Shelbyville's mayor and city council met in a special study session on Tuesday, Aug. 20 to review potential changes to the city charter governing eligibility for elected office and the council’s role in personnel matters.
Councilmember (Speaker 5) urged the council to consider amending the charter to disqualify county employees who are paid by the county from serving on the city council, saying such arrangements can create conflicts when city and county interests clash. “I feel that it should be in the…
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