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Allegan staff seeks direction on adding written petitions and gifts to council agenda
Summary
Council discussed reintroducing a written-petition agenda item limited to 5-minute presentations and adding a gifts-and-donations recognition section; staff proposed administrative gatekeeping and a draft amendment to council rules after upcoming visioning work.
City staff brought forward a discussion on Nov. 10 about reformatting the City Council agenda to include two new sections: a written-petition slot and formal acceptance/recognition of gifts and donations.
Staff explained written petitions would give organizations and members of the public an opportunity to request council action;…
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