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Committee of the Whole opens review of council rules; pledge, agenda approval and committee voting debated
Summary
At Committee of the Whole, Member Alan Swank proposed combining rules 7 and 8 to formalize the call to order, pledge of allegiance and agenda approval; councilors split on the pledge, and members debated whether committees should hold votes to advance legislation — the group agreed to place parts of rule 7/8 on next week’s regular session agenda and continue rule changes in future committee meetings.
The Committee of the Whole spent its session reviewing proposed changes to council rules, including combining rule 7 (call to order) with rule 8 (order of business), whether to include the pledge of allegiance as a standing opening item, and whether committees should hold votes to advance legislation to the full council.
Member Alan Swank proposed tightening the opening sequence so meetings begin with a call to order,…
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