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Arcadia Lakes Council unanimously approves package of ordinance changes
Summary
The Arcadia Lakes Town Council voted unanimously Sept. 5 to amend multiple ordinances covering abstentions, agenda amendments, public-comment time limits and prohibitions on disclosing executive-session discussions.
At its Sept. 5, 2024 meeting the Town of Arcadia Lakes Town Council unanimously approved several ordinance amendments aimed at tightening meeting procedures and confidentiality. Mayor Mark W. Huguley and council members supported the package, and each motion carried with unanimous votes by the five council members present.
The council amended its rules governing when members must abstain from voting. Council Member Jim Cullen moved the change and Council Member Janet Holland seconded; the motion carried unanimously. The minutes record no additional detail about the substance of the abstention rule change beyond the approved amendment.
The council also moved to make agendas inamendable after a meeting has begun. Mayor Pro Tem Linda Jackson moved that ordinance change, Council Member Peter Chesney seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. Council members said the change should prevent post‑start alterations to the published agenda.
A separate motion, made by Council Member Peter Chesney and seconded by Council Member Janet Holland, limited public comment at council meetings to three minutes per speaker and directed that the rule be posted in the council chamber; that motion carried unanimously.
Finally, Mayor Mark W. Huguley moved—and Council Member Jim Cullen seconded—an amendment to the ordinance on executive sessions making it unlawful to disclose discussions outside an executive session; that motion also carried unanimously.
All the ordinance motions recorded in the minutes were approved by the council; the minutes do not specify effective dates for the ordinance changes or any required follow-up steps. The meeting then adjourned.
