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Auburn council debates ad hoc rules-and-procedures revisions amid concerns over transparency and process
Summary
An ad hoc committee presented a redraft of the council rules of procedure; members debated transparency, whether the committee exceeded its recommendation role under Rule 16.2, and multiple substantive edits including adding council reports to study-session agendas and protocols for community listening sessions. City attorney advised the committee acted within the rules; the draft will be updated and returned for council action.
Councilmember Hannah Baldwin, chair of an ad hoc committee, presented a refresh of the council’s rules of procedure, saying the committee organized member feedback under three guideposts: legality, minimization of staff work, and service to the community. The draft consolidates submitted requests, incorporates scrivener fixes and reframes deputy-mayor language to remove perceived hierarchy.
The session became a substantive debate about process and transparency. Councilmember Ammert objected, saying the ad hoc appeared to have made decisions without full council…
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