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Riverside Budget Engagement Commission clarifies meeting rules, reopens consent vote so missed vote is recorded
Summary
Legal counsel told the Budget Engagement Commission Robert's Rules may be used as a guide but do not override the city charter or bylaws; commissioners debated public-comment time limits and voted to reconsider the consent calendar so Commissioner Roten's vote was recorded (9–1, one abstention).
Chair Williams called the Budget Engagement Commission to order and the panel confirmed a quorum before the meeting moved into a discussion about meeting rules and public-comment time limits.
Sean Murphy, deputy city attorney, told the commission that the City Charter (Article 8, Section 804) "empowers the Budget Commission to make its own rules" and that "Robert's Rules of Order, revised, may be used as a guide in the proceedings of the commission" but do not control where they conflict with the charter, council rules or state law. Murphy added that the chair is responsible for…
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