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Committee advances bill giving council president appointment power after legal debate
Summary
The Neighborhoods Committee on Jan. 20 approved, 5–3, an ordinance (20250872) that would shift some appointment authority for two boards to the council president after a lengthy legal back-and-forth between the administration and legislative counsel over the City Charter and ordinance code.
The Neighborhoods Committee on Tuesday approved, 5–3, a measure that would change who appoints members to two local boards — the Kids Hope Alliance and the library board — after a contentious legal debate among city lawyers and council members.
Sponsor Councilman Ron Salem introduced the proposal as a limited change that would leave current members in place and allow the council president to make appointments as seats expire. "I in no way, shape or form am I trying to take people off these boards," Salem said, urging the committee to…
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