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Supervisor holds over proposed rule requiring three written affirmative votes to add items to work session agenda
Summary
A proposed procedural change (TB6) that would require three written affirmative votes to place items on the work session agenda drew sharp criticism from the Town Supervisor, who called it censorship; the supervisor held the item over for further consideration.
The board debated a proposed amendment to rules and procedures (TB6) that would require three affirmative written votes to place items on work‑session agendas. The Town Supervisor described the rule as censorship and said supervisors should retain the right to place items on work‑session agendas for discussion: “I feel as town supervisor, if I wanna put something on the work session agenda, I should have a right to put it on,” the Supervisor said.
Other members said the clause had been part of existing rules and that consistent application was appropriate; the board ultimately held the resolution over and did not adopt the change during the work session. Separately, staff proposed a placeholder motion to enter executive session for employment‑related matters but the board did not take that executive session during the work session.
