Committee hears limits of authority: commissions governed by statute, not council rules

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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