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Skagway assembly directs clerk to add citizen-comment summaries to minutes; policy to be revisited in March 2026
Summary
The assembly voted to instruct the clerk to include summaries of citizens' comments in both 'citizens present' and public hearing sections of minutes, triggering extended debate over Robert's Rules and record-keeping; the directive will be revisited at the March 19, 2026 meeting.
The Skagway Municipality Assembly on Nov. 20 directed the clerk to include summaries of citizens’ comments in meeting minutes comparable to the summaries the clerk records for assembly debate and discussion.
Assemblymember Waddell moved the direction and Assemblymember Pomeroy seconded. Members engaged in extended debate that referenced Robert’s Rules, archival practices and the burdens such a…
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