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Lynchburg council votes to cancel tonight’s regular meeting after procedural dispute
Summary
Members of the Lynchburg City Council disagreed over whether a single council objection blocks canceling a regularly scheduled meeting; after debate and a roll-call, the council voted to cancel tonight’s regular meeting and move on to the next agenda items.
The Lynchburg City Council voted to cancel its regularly scheduled meeting for tonight after a heated procedural dispute over the council’s rules of procedure.
The vote followed debate about Section 2.5 of the council’s rules. One council member raised a point of order, saying, "Rules of procedure 2 dash 5 are clear that if 1 member objects to the cancellation of a meeting, the meeting cannot be canceled."…
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