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Hawthorne council votes to require votes on contested directives to staff
Summary
The Hawthorne City Council voted 3–2 on Oct. 20 to require that any council directive to staff be put to an immediate council vote if another member objects, after a lengthy debate over decorum and decisionmaking procedures.
Hawthorne City Council on Oct. 20 adopted a procedural change requiring that any directive from a council member to staff be put to an immediate council vote when another member objects.
The change stems from disagreement earlier this month over how council directives are recorded and enforced. Interim City Attorney Robert Kim (city attorney) read the municipal code governing council directives and explained that the code already limits directives and requires a vote when there is an objection; the council's…
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