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Montclair City Council approves six-month pilot to give members up to 11 days' notice on agendas
Summary
The Montclair City Council voted 4–1 on Sept. 2, 2025, to pilot a change to its agenda schedule that advances packet production so members generally receive materials up to 11 days before meetings; council will review the pilot in February and staff will cancel the Oct. 6 meeting to begin the new cycle.
The Montclair City Council voted 4–1 on Sept. 2, 2025, to start a six-month pilot that advances agenda production so council members generally receive meeting packets up to 11 days before the first-and-third-Monday meetings. The council directed staff to implement the revised timetable and return with a review at the second meeting in February; the Oct. 6 meeting will be canceled to allow the new process to begin.
City Manager Ed Star presented three options: (1) keep the current schedule; (2) change the meeting weekday (Tuesday or Wednesday) or switch to alternate weeks (which would require an ordinance change and public hearings); and (3) keep meeting dates the same but alter internal staff deadlines so packets are produced earlier, providing up to 11 days of…
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