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Port Orchard council debates neighborhood meeting: selective invitations, quorum rules and OPMA concerns
Summary
Councilors split over an announced neighborhood meeting at McCormick Woods after some members said it was announced without full council coordination. City legal staff advised that gatherings where a quorum attends and city business is discussed must be noticed under OPMA; councilors disagreed about inclusivity and logistics.
A dispute over a recently announced neighborhood meeting in McCormick Woods dominated the 'good of the order' portion of Port Orchard’s Dec. 16 meeting.
Some council members objected that the event had been described publicly as a quarterly program and that invitations were selective, calling that approach divisive and urging council‑wide coordination. Council member Rose (speaker 6) said a meeting…
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