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College Park council delays Muslim American Heritage Month proclamation after procedural dispute
Summary
After debate on process and notice, the City of College Park moved its full proclamation list off tonight's consent agenda and did not adopt a Muslim American Heritage Month proclamation; community leaders urged immediate approval and the council directed staff to return the item next week for further consideration.
The College Park Mayor and Council on Jan. 6 declined to adopt a new Muslim American Heritage Month proclamation tonight after a procedural dispute about agenda notice and packet availability. Instead, the council voted to remove the full list of proclamations from the consent agenda and move them to next week's work session for review.
Councilmember Mackey moved to pull the proclamations from tonight's consent packet, a motion the council approved after roll call. Councilmember Hernandez later offered a separate motion to add the Muslim American Heritage Month…
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