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Arlington council updates rules and code of ethics to reflect 6 p.m. meeting time
Summary
Council approved a housekeeping change aligning its rules and code of ethics with a 2022 ordinance that set regular meeting start times to 6 p.m.; the change was presented as an administrative alignment and passed on voice vote.
The council approved updates to its rules of procedure and code of ethics to align with an October 2022 ordinance that changed the city’s regular meeting start time to 6 p.m.
Paul (speaker 22) described the item as a housekeeping matter: the ordinance had changed meeting times beginning in January 2023, but the council rules and code of ethics had not been updated to reflect that change. “This is just a housekeeping item,” Paul said, and answered council members’ questions about aligning the written rules with the ordinance.
A council member moved to approve the change; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote.
The update does not change meeting times beyond what the earlier ordinance established; it brings internal rules into consistency with existing code.
