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Committee backs handbook updates including consent-calendar pull limits and 3-minute council comments
Summary
The committee recommended staff-recommended updates to the council procedures handbook, approved a pilot allowing brief on-the-spot discussion of pulled consent items with a time cap, and recommended a 3-minute limit for council member comments; staff will forward changes to council.
The Policy & Services Committee voted to recommend a set of updates to the City Council procedures and protocols handbook, endorsing staff suggestions and agreeing to new guidance on consent-calendar pulls and council member comment time limits.
Deputy City Manager summarized four staff-proposed handbook changes: allow committee chairs discretion to call a January meeting, change handbook review frequency to every other year, update teleconferencing rules to reflect Senate Bill 707, and…
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