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Baxter council establishes trial process for regular meetings between elected officials and staff
Summary
The City Council approved a trial process for recurring meetings between council members and staff to be held Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. when topics are submitted by Monday evening; the Deputy City Clerk will serve as a third-party attendee.
The Baxter City Council agreed on April 13 to establish a trial process for regular meetings between elected officials and city staff. Under the procedure, meetings will be scheduled on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. only if topics are submitted to staff by Monday evening; if no topics are submitted, the meeting will not be held.
Council direction requires a third party to be present for these meetings; the Deputy City Clerk was named to fulfill that role. The council set the arrangement as a trial and instructed staff to return with an evaluation at the next regular meeting.
Council members emphasized that meeting topics must be submitted in advance to ensure staff can prepare and to maintain transparent records of discussions. No formal vote was recorded beyond the expressed council direction to implement the trial process.
