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Council discusses formalizing bill-review process; Sears to begin three-month bill-approval term
Summary
Councilmember Nathan Weathers raised continuing the accounts-payable review process and suggested options for tracking comments; City Attorney Megan Clark recommended drafting a policy and Councilmember Jami Sears will begin a three-month term to review bills starting in May.
Councilmember Nathan Weathers led a discussion on the council’s accounts-payable review process and possible means of tracking comments about bills. Weathers said electronic documents, a handwritten notebook or oral reports could work as tracking methods and suggested extending the review period for each councilmember.
City Attorney Megan Clark recommended creating a formal policy for council approval to govern how bill review is tracked and reported. Minutes record that "Councilmember Sears will begin a three-month term for bill approval starting in May," indicating the council selected an initial schedule for rotating review responsibility.
The minutes do not record specific policy language or a roll-call vote; the entry is a procedural direction for governance and staff to prepare a policy for future council consideration.
