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Rockville council debates tighter meeting rules, asks staff to return consolidated resolution in three months
Summary
Council reviewed a proposed ordinance to tighten meeting rules — including rotating speaking order, question limits and thresholds for adding items to future agendas — and directed staff to return a consolidated resolution and related guidance after a three-month trial and revisions.
Rockville Mayor and Council spent the bulk of their Jan. 5 meeting debating a staff-drafted ordinance that would revise the council—meeting rules and procedures, then asked staff to return a consolidated resolution and companion guidance within about three months.
City Manager Jeff Mahalick presented the draft as an effort to increase clarity and efficiency by codifying agenda definitions, aligning procedures with Robert——————Rules of Order, and encouraging meetings to conclude by 10 p.m. The draft would raise thresholds for removing agenda items during meeting review (six members) and for placing items on a future agenda (four…
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