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Wausau council fails to adopt overhaul of standing rules after hours-long debate
Summary
After more than two hours of debate and a package of amendments, the Wausau Common Council produced a 6-5 majority in favor of changing standing rules and consolidating committees but failed to reach the two-thirds threshold required for adoption; several interim votes on rule suspensions also split the body earlier in the meeting.
The Wausau Common Council spent most of its April 28 meeting debating a proposed ordinance to amend chapter 2.16 of the municipal code governing council standing rules, including a plan to reduce six standing committees to four and eliminate an executive committee. After a lengthy floor debate, multiple amendments and input from department directors, the council recorded a 6-5 vote in favor of the amended ordinance but fell short of the two-thirds majority required under the council's rules.
Mayor Doug Denny and proponents argued the change would reduce duplicated staff presentations and…
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