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Warwick council plunges into procedural dispute over committee reorganization; motion to postpone succeeds
Summary
Council president announced a reorganization of standing committees by executive action. Council members raised a procedural appeal and an Open Meetings Act (rolling quorum) concern; after extended debate and a brief recess the council voted to indefinitely postpone the reorganization.
The full Warwick City Council meeting opened at 6:43 PM with an executive communication from Council President Sanappi proposing changes to committee membership and chair appointments. The communication invoked council rule authority that grants the president appointing power for standing committees.
Several council members immediately objected. Councilman Ricks formally appealed the reorganization and Councilman Mutoh raised a point of order alleging a possible rolling quorum and asked the council to postpone the action pending an attorney-general review of any Open Meetings Act concerns. The…
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