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Council adopts amended rules of procedure, including urgent change to Rule 8.3
Summary
The council voted to adopt a resolution amending and replacing prior council rules of procedure, approving an urgent revision to Rule 8.3 needed to complete a settlement; Councilor Dolan abstained on the final roll call.
The Sunnyside City Council approved a resolution amending and superseding the council rules of procedure after deliberation on an urgent change to Rule 8.3 that staff and the plaintiff requested to resolve a settlement. City attorney Julie explained the redlined language and said the revision to Rule 8.3 is agreed to by the plaintiff and resolves the outstanding matter.
Councilors debated whether to adopt the full rules package or to adopt only the urgent amendment to 8.3 and table the remaining changes for review by the next council. Several members favored adopting the full document for clarity and returning other sections to committee; others asked for the wording to be adjusted (for example, changing a required copy action from "may copy the mayor and deputy mayor" to "may copy the mayor or deputy mayor"). Council moved, seconded and approved the resolution; Councilor Dolan abstained while others voted yes.
Why it matters: Rule changes govern how council business, records requests and member communications are managed. The council framed the 8.3 change as time-sensitive to resolve pending litigation or settlement obligations.
What’s next: Staff was asked to publish the adopted resolution, implement the changed request/response timelines described in the rules, and return remaining non-urgent rule changes to a rules committee for review.
