Committee hears limits of authority: commissions governed by statute, not council rules
Aug 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026
Members were reminded that commissions such as police and fire are created by state statute and governed separately; the rules committee said it cannot change processes for boards created by ordinance or statute and noted the rules review committee's scope is limited to council rules (chapter 2/2.16).
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Committee members discussed which bodies the rules committee can change and which are governed elsewhere by statute or ordinance.
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