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Planning commission to form bylaws committee after dispute over election wording
Summary
The Ascension Parish Planning Commission agreed to add a discussion of election procedures to its next agenda and form a three-member bylaws committee after commissioners objected that Feb. 11 minutes did not reflect a two‑thirds election requirement for chair.
The Ascension Parish Planning Commission voted on March 11 to amend its Feb. 11 minutes and asked staff to place a formal discussion of election procedures on the next agenda, the chair said.
The chair told commissioners the commission had received a legal memorandum outlining options for handling elections and requested that Director of Planning and Development Eric Poche schedule an agenda item so the commission could discuss how it wants to select leadership. "I would like politely ask Mr. Poche for next meeting to put an agenda item that we…
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