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Anacortes council advances redlined meeting procedures, tightens public-comment rules
Summary
City staff reviewed a redline of proposed council procedures including adopting Robert’s Rules, rotating roll-call order, new public-comment limits (no applause; podium-computer ban; neutral background guidance) and guidance on committee membership rotation. Council asked for clarifying language and staff will return a revised draft for adoption.
City staff led a line-by-line review of a redlined update to Anacortes’ council procedures on Dec. 1, urging council to adopt clearer rules for debate, public comment and internal communications.
Staff member Swetnam said the intent was to resume where the council left off and ‘‘work through the remainder of the red line draft,’’ including a switch to Robert’s Rules of Order and a formal rotation for calling roll in roll-call votes. She said staff will return a consolidated draft that incorporates council edits.
The draft would require regulatory non-emergency ordinances to be heard at two separate meetings before adoption, formalize rotation of the…
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