Atlantic Beach ESC clarifies tree-subcommittee voting rules after procedural confusion
Members requested and received clarification that the three-member tree subcommittee (plus alternate) handles appeals and that motions during subcommittee meetings should generally be made by subcommittee members; the group discussed a "double vote" procedure if both the subcommittee and full ESC are present.
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Members raised procedural concerns after a recent meeting when a motion was made by someone who is not a tree-subcommittee member. Staff and the city clerk advised that appeals and quasi-judicial matters belong to the tree subcommittee (three appointed members plus an alternate). The clerk's guidance, cited by staff, said only tree-subcommittee members should make motions and vote on subcommittee appeals.
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