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Council continues debate on converting board‑eligibility resolution into ordinance, asks for revised redline
Summary
The city attorney presented an ordinance to codify eligibility rules for boards and commissions required by the charter. Council debated scope (which boards to include, phased compliance and exceptions), heard citizen concerns about liaison influence, and directed counsel to circulate a redline; a motion to table within the meeting passed.
The city attorney presented a draft ordinance to replace Resolution 25‑2177 and place boards‑and‑commissions eligibility rules in the city code, as the charter requires. Councilors and staff discussed which commissions should be covered by concurrency/exception rules (Board of Adjustment, Building Standards, and Planning & Zoning were focal points), whether exceptions should be allowed by supermajority, and whether immediate or phased compliance should apply.
Several councilors and members of the public raised concerns about implementation and the practical effect on existing volunteers. Remote citizen Gene Harris explained he would not resign from Planning & Zoning unless required and described feeling pressured after council discussion; multiple commissioners conveyed unease about potential influence. Council debated whether the ordinance would remove local flexibility and whether a policy reminder to council could suffice. After motions to defeat and to modify failed or were withdrawn, council voted to table the ordinance so the attorney could circulate a revised redline and clean version for review and return the item later.
