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Oviedo committee debates moving proclamation authority from mayor to council; asks staff to draft options
Summary
Members told staff to draft possible charter language that would allow the City Council (by majority) to issue proclamations rather than vesting that sole authority in the mayor; no final change was approved and the item will be revisited.
The Oviedo Charter Review Committee discussed whether the charter should state that the city council — by majority vote — issues proclamations instead of listing that authority only under the mayor's powers. The conversation, which included historical examples of mayors who either issued many proclamations or few, centered on fairness and consistency.
Several members described instances where a…
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