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Council confirms liaisons for boards and commissions, removes liaison for Planning Commission
Summary
City clerk Abby Fitch led an itemized review of boards and commissions; council confirmed liaisons for most bodies, agreed not to have a council liaison for the Planning Commission because of quasi-judicial conflict concerns, and directed staff to consider posting board information on the city website and scheduling periodic board updates to council.
City clerk Abby Fitch presented an updated roster of boards and commissions and the 2025 council liaisons and asked council to confirm representatives and alternates.
Fitch reminded council that some boards are quasi‑judicial and that council liaisons cannot attend or participate in hearings that later come before council. The Planning Commission drew detailed discussion: multiple councilors said a formal liaison could create conflicts when a planning matter later appears before council, and the council agreed there is no statutory requirement to name a liaison. Council accepted the…
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