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Draft community-council ordinance to move from elected to appointed membership draws questions
Summary
Council members asked county staff about a draft ordinance that would standardize council sizes (proposed 7 members) and shift selection from elected to appointed; staff said the change aims to lower barriers and will be discussed at a Jan. 8 public hearing.
Community council members raised questions Dec. 17 about a draft community council ordinance that would change how members are selected and the proposed standard council size.
At the meeting, a council member identified as Kelly asked why the draft would increase Community Council membership from five to seven and whether the bylaw process would require additional hearings. “...why, if we're struggling to fill a ballot, we would like to have 7 on our Community Council instead of 5,” Kelly said,…
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