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University Place council removes pre‑travel benefit report, keeps notice requirement
Summary
The council deleted a rule that required members to report the community benefit of out‑of‑state travel before leaving, replacing it with a simpler notification requirement. The change passed after debate about accountability and whether the old rule had been observed.
The University Place City Council voted to remove a pre‑trip obligation that required council members to explain the benefit to the community before attending out‑of‑state conferences, substituting a simpler requirement that members notify the council in advance of travel.
Council member Figureroa, who asked the body to revisit the travel policy, said the pre‑trip requirement in Section 4.3.4 had not been followed and offered deletion as a remedy. “I really…
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