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Lancaster County council amends Planning Commission workshop rule to let chair or majority call sessions
Summary
Council approved first reading of an ordinance changing Planning Commission workshops from mandatory monthly meetings to optional sessions called by the chair or a majority of commissioners; members sought guardrails to keep workshops informational and avoid one‑sided hearings.
Lancaster County Council approved, on first reading, an ordinance to change how the Planning Commission schedules workshop meetings, allowing workshops to be held "as needed" and clarifying that either the commission chair or a majority of commissioners may call them.
Councilmember Willis introduced ordinance 2026‑2030, saying the change would let the chair and staff avoid unnecessary monthly sessions if no substantive material required discussion.…
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