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Council tables first reading of residency rule for citizen committees after heated debate
Summary
After extensive public comment and a long council debate over whether volunteer boards should be restricted to city residents, Nassau Bay council members voted 5–2 to table the proposed residency amendment and to schedule a workshop to refine the language.
The Nassau Bay City Council tabled a contentious first reading of an ordinance that would require most city board and committee members to be residents, after an extended public-comment period and hours of council debate.
Councilwoman Horton introduced the amendment as a clarification of existing committee rules, saying the intent is to ensure committees “consist of park committee members plus an additional 5 residents of the city.” Horton told councilors she had received…
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