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Staff member Trista briefs Planning and Zoning Commission on boards-and-commissions rules
Summary
A staff member reviewed the code of conduct, conflict-of-interest rules, the Open Meetings Act and public-records obligations with the Planning and Zoning Commission, emphasizing decisions must be based on merit and executive sessions are limited to specific legal exceptions.
Trista, a staff member working with the Planning and Zoning Commission, gave a refresher on boards-and-commissions policy and procedures at the start of the March meeting.
The training walked commissioners through the council-manager form of government and the commission’s role in advising the city. Trista said commissioners should "act in the public interest" and "comply with the law," and that decisions should be based on "the merits of the application and the merit of the request, not whether or not you know someone or like someone or don't like someone." She urged commissioners to share any relevant…
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