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Port Orchard council debates neighborhood 'town hall' plan, legal counsel clarifies quorum rules
Summary
Councilors clashed over a proposed neighborhood town-hall series at McCormick Woods that some said was announced without full-council coordination. The city attorney reminded members that if a quorum of councilors attends and city business is discussed, the event must be publicly noticed under the Open Public Meetings Act.
A planned series of neighborhood meetings announced by a subset of council members prompted a lengthy exchange on Dec. 16 over transparency, perceived exclusion and legal noticing requirements.
Several council members objected that the McCormick Woods event had been publicized as a quarterly town hall without first…
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