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Council defers adopting standing rules after city attorney flags notice problem

Wausau Common Council · April 21, 2026
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Summary

The council paused action on adopting standing rules and debated suspending rules to proceed after the assistant city attorney said the resolution as filed likely did not meet open-meetings notice requirements because the standing rules are codified by ordinance.

The council paused action on a resolution to adopt Robert’s Rules and standing rules after the assistant city attorney said the item, as written in the packet, likely failed to provide proper notice under the open meetings law.

Assistant City Attorney Vinny Benigno told the council that the standing rules “are actually adopted…

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