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Planning Commission debates switch to concise minutes; attorney urges recording actions not verbatim speech
Summary
Commissioners debated a new summarized minutes format Feb. 4, with one commissioner calling the draft an "outline" not meeting standards and staff, supported by the attorney, replying that minutes should record actions and that videos provide full verbatim records.
At the start of the Feb. 4 Wilmington Planning Commission meeting, commissioners debated a proposed change to the minutes format that would shift from a detailed narrative to a summarized record.
Commissioner Pollack said the draft minutes "look like a presentation outline" and that they do not constitute an accurate memorial of the meeting. Miss Painter, representing planning staff, said the department is shifting to a more…
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