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Fayetteville council debates tighter rules of order, limits on agenda additions
Summary
Council members weighed staff-proposed rule changes that would impose a 15-minute cap on clarifying questions, require three members at agenda session to move items off consent, and remove committee rules from the order-of-business document; council split over meeting efficiency, member orientation and equitable access to questions.
The Fayetteville City Council on Jan. 13 debated proposed revisions to its rules of order aimed at shortening meetings and clarifying agenda procedures.
Staff presented a package of changes the council is required to adopt annually under an Arkansas attorney-general interpretation. Key proposals include a time limit on clarifying questions before public comment (15 minutes total), a 2‑minute post‑public‑comment remark period, and a new agenda‑session rule that would require three council members to support moving an item from the consent agenda to new business during agenda session (a single member could still move it at a regular meeting).…
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