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Residents urge Muncie council to reintroduce transparency ordinance after filing controversy
Summary
Multiple residents and civic groups urged the council to revisit Ordinance 40-25, which would require ordinances and resolutions to be filed by a council member or counsel so sponsors' knowledge is certain; speakers cited a recent incident in which a mayor's office staff reused a prior signature and urged reintroduction in January.
Several residents used public comment at the Dec. 1 Muncie City Council meeting to urge the council to reintroduce Ordinance 40-25, a procedural change that would require ordinances and resolutions to be filed directly by a council member or legal counsel and to ensure a sponsor signs with knowledge and consent.
"I continue to be disappointed," said Ellen Whitehead, a Muncie resident, describing her concern about how Resolution…
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