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Council asks minutes to record 'no' votes for transparency
Summary
A council member requested that the Feb. 24 minutes be amended to list which members voted "no" on two prior resolutions, arguing transparency should include individual recorded dissent unless a roll-call vote is used; council approved the amended minutes.
A council member proposed friendly amendments to the Feb. 24 meeting minutes to explicitly record which members voted "no" on two resolutions, saying it is a transparency matter and that bill votes in recent years have shown who voted which way.
The council discussed whether individual vote directions are typically included absent a roll-call vote; one official said it is usually at the council's discretion. The member pressing the change said, "It's part of transparency," and moved to approve the minutes with the requested adjustments; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
