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Commission recommends ordinance edits on attendance and chair terms to City Council
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend a set of ordinance amendments—addressing vacancy, removal and chair/vice‑chair term limits—to City Council, with commissioners agreeing to remove a strict 'inexcusable absence' clause and instead rely on a simpler four‑misses‑per‑calendar‑year threshold for referral to council.
The St. Helens Planning Commission voted to recommend a package of ordinance edits governing commission membership, vacancy and removal procedures, and chair/vice‑chair term limits to City Council at the upcoming joint meeting.
The draft presented to commissioners incorporates a recent change in Oregon law that allows up to two voting members who work in real‑estate if the planning…
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