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Council debates Rule 28 changes that would let committee items move forward unless a majority objects
Summary
Council reviewed proposed edits to Council Rule 28 that would default items to forwarding to full council unless a committee majority objects; members raised concerns about ambiguous draft language and whether a 2–2 split should advance items. Council voted to invite the law director for clarification at a future committee meeting.
Athens City Council members spent the bulk of April 13’s committee session debating proposed revisions to Council Rule 28 that would allow committee meetings to forward items to full council by default unless a committee majority objects.
Under the draft language read at the meeting, the default would be to move an item to full council unless an objection receives a majority vote of the committee. Several members warned that…
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