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Evart councilors review rules and set timetable for any amendments
Summary
Council members discussed using work sessions to answer questions about agenda items and noted that Section 11.12 requires any change to rules to wait until the following meeting for adoption.
At a City of Evart work session on Jan. 20, 2026, councilors revisited the city's Rules & Procedures, with several members urging clearer use of work sessions to resolve questions before formal motions.
Council Member Mike Fulton said work sessions should be used more to answer councilors’ questions about agenda items so that time constraints at regular meetings do not force rushed decisions. Council Member Sandy Szeliga expressed agreement. Mayor Elkins also emphasized that the work session should be a forum for resolving questions about agenda items prior to vote.
Council and staff reviewed Section 11.12 of the rules, which the transcript records as stating that "these rules may be amended or repealed by resolution and shall not be passed at the same meeting which it was introduced," meaning any proposed change would need formal action at a subsequent meeting. Council Member Ralph Carlson also flagged a duplicate line in Section 1.02 that needs correction before any final adoption.
The session did not record a formal motion or roll-call vote on amendments; council discussed timing and editorial fixes and will return to any proposed changes at a later meeting for formal consideration.
