City Attorney presents charter amendment to clarify quorum and voting rules
Mar 3, 2026
The proposed home-rule ordinance would define quorum as either three councilmembers or two councilmembers plus the mayor, specify voice-vote defaults and roll-call options, and limit the mayor’s vote to tie-breaking or quorum-deficit situations. Council discussion was explanatory; no vote was taken.
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City Attorney Thomas Mitchell presented a draft home-rule ordinance at the March 3 work session that would amend Section 2.21 of the City of Demorest Charter to clarify quorum and voting procedures.
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