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Linden council approves consent agenda and discusses rules for councilor and anonymous public comments
Summary
The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, including Resolution No. 15-25 (MDOT Performance Resolution). Councilors also reviewed councilor comment procedures and asked staff to draft policy language on anonymous public comments for a future meeting.
The Linden City Council approved its consent agenda on July 14, adopting minutes and a municipal MDOT performance resolution, and discussed possible language to address councilor comments and anonymous public comments.
A motion by Councilor Pam Howd and second by Councilor Denise Miller to approve the consent agenda — which included the June 23 city meeting minutes, Loose Board of Directors minutes from June 23, and Resolution No. 15‑25 (an MDOT Performance Resolution for municipalities) — carried on a 7‑0 roll call.
City Clerk Kristyn Kanyak reviewed the councilor comment procedure and its rationale; councilors discussed the current rules and the mayor’s role and confirmed they would not amend those rules at this meeting.
On anonymous submissions, Kanyak presented background and City Attorney Michael Gildner recommended the council consider policy language that would clarify how anonymous comments are accepted and that a name may be required before the council acts on a comment. Kanyak said she would work with Gildner on draft language to add to the Rules of Procedure for the next meeting. Councilors noted the anonymous comments in question were unrelated to the Lindenwood item.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda approved (includes: City Council minutes from June 23, Loose Board minutes from June 23, Resolution No. 15‑25 MDOT Performance Resolution) — Motion: approve consent agenda; Mover: Pam Howd; Second: Denise Miller; Vote: 7 yes, 0 no.
Why it matters: The consent agenda establishes the council’s routine record and the MDOT performance resolution is a standard municipal document affecting state‑city coordination; discussion of comment rules could change how the council receives and acts on public input.
What’s next: Kanyak and the city attorney will draft proposed language on anonymous comments for council review at a future meeting.
