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Council debates rule change that would let single members move workshop items to council agendas
Summary
Councilors dissected a proposed change to codified ordinances (220.031 and 220.06) that would allow items introduced at a workshop to be placed on regular meeting agendas without the prior four‑member affirmative vote; history, transparency concerns, and a proposal to require a second under Robert's Rules were central to debate.
Councilors spent the bulk of the Jan. 13 workshop debating an ordinance to amend sections 220.031 and 220.06 of the codified ordinances to allow introduction of ordinances and resolutions on regular and special council agendas after consideration at a workshop.
Skyler, who said he was one of the primary authors of the earlier rule, gave historical background and warned the proposed language could create a "reverse filibuster loophole" by allowing a single member to place items on the agenda…
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