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City attorney tells Freeport council who can place items on agenda after Sanders objects
Summary
City Attorney Zito reviewed recently revised council rules and cited city code to clarify who may place items on the agenda and who may preside over meetings after Alderman Sanders repeatedly objected to the agenda-vote process.
City Attorney Zito told the Freeport City Council that the mayor, the city manager or any two alderpersons may place items on the council or committee agenda, citing revisions adopted by ordinance on June 16, 2025 and the city code that vests presiding authority in the mayor.
The clarification followed a heated exchange after Mayor Miller called for approval of the agenda and a roll call…
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