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Planning Commission elects Denise Flatley chair, modifies notice rules and adopts electronic participation policy
Summary
Denise Flatley was elected chair and Mister Palavoda vice chair; commissioners voted to remove a postal-mail requirement for special meeting notices, adopted an electronic participation policy, and directed staff to bring bylaw amendments back for consideration in February, including a proposed requirement to ensure at least one commissioner from each voting district.
At the start of the meeting the planning commission elected Denise Flatley as chair and Mister Palavoda as vice chair for 2026.
During bylaws review staff highlighted a proposed change on page 6 (item 7) to remove a clause that had been drafting the responsibility for notifying property owners for public hearings. Staff explained that notification responsibility currently lies with the applicant/developer and suggested striking that section from the bylaws. One staff speaker…
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