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Brentwood council directs staff to develop formal communication policy for meeting cancellations and critical incidents
Summary
Council members asked staff to develop a written policy for notifying council about canceled meetings and critical incidents, including timelines, methods and a police‑notification exception; staff will refine the draft with bargaining groups and return as soon as feasible.
Brentwood City Council members on Nov. 12 directed staff to develop a formal communication policy to standardize how council members are notified of canceled or changed meetings and qualifying critical incidents.
Council member Maloney and Vice Mayor Pearson presented a draft that would require meeting changes to be communicated at least 20 hours in advance when possible and critical‑incident notifications to be sent to council "as soon as reasonably possible" once initial facts are confirmed, preferably within the same business day. The draft…
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