Key takeaways from Haines Borough planning commission training
Staff told commissioners to route outside materials through the clerk to avoid ex parte issues, to use motions to keep debate focused, and that CUPs require meeting every code criterion or being approved with enforceable conditions.
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At a short training session, staff emphasized three operational points for Haines Borough planning commissioners: forward citizen documents to the clerk so all members receive them and the material becomes public; make a main motion early to focus debate and use Robert's Rules or a formal suspension of rules for extended discussion; and evaluate conditional-use permits against the borough code, adding conditions where criteria fall short.
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