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Bluff council adopts new internal rules of procedure and approves two sets of minutes
Summary
Council voted to approve minutes for Feb. 3 and Feb. 10 and adopted a rules change requiring two council members to sponsor items before a binding vote, formalizing an internal agenda procedure.
Mayor Ewing called for approval of two sets of minutes and, after a voice vote, declared both sets approved. A council member had objected to wording in the Feb. 3 minutes implying a 'state code' requirement; members agreed the reference likely belonged to an earlier virtual meeting and directed staff to remove the 'state code' phrasing from that entry.
On unfinished business, Ewing reviewed the proposed rules of order: any council member may place an item on the agenda for discussion, but a formal vote to adopt action would require two council members to sponsor it. After discussion the council took a voice vote and adopted the procedures as the council’s working practice.
The adopted procedures are administrative internal rules to guide agenda preparation and do not by themselves change any town ordinance. Council asked staff to continue circulating agenda materials by Friday and to prepare any formal ordinances or future agenda items according to the adopted timeline.
