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Wichita council considers narrowing proclamation process to reduce staff time and meeting delays
Summary
Staff reported an 88% increase in proclamation requests over three years and proposed administrative and ordinance changes — including moving proclamations to consent, reading short summaries, limiting presenter time and requiring sponsors — to reduce staff workload and council meeting length.
Shana Workine presented options to streamline Wichita’s proclamation process after staff documented a large increase in requests (an 88% rise over three years) and noted administrative burden: each proclamation can require one to two hours of interrupted staff time and touches many staff hands from intake to presentation.
Workine proposed several changes: place…
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