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Council opens hearing on Ordinance 590 to change appointment terms; first reading tabled
Summary
The council held a public hearing on Ordinance 590, which would remove the mayor's annual appointment requirement for the city clerk and public works director and create continuous terms; council debated legal and procedural implications and voted to table the ordinance's first reading.
The Grundy Center City Council opened a public hearing on proposed Ordinance 590, which would amend Chapter 18.01 (City Clerk) and Chapter 21.01 (Public Works Director) to remove the mayor’s annual appointment requirement and provide those positions with continuous terms unless removed by council resolution.
Council members questioned possible legal fees associated with removal of appointees and discussed alternatives such as establishing two- or three-year terms. Council Member Stensland noted concerns about potential costs if an incumbent were removed; Council Member Smith observed that prescribed dismissal steps could entail legal fees as well.
The public hearing was closed at 7:26 p.m. by motion and the council then voted to table the ordinance’s first reading for further study and possible revision; the tabling motion carried, five ayes. No ordinance language was adopted at the meeting.
