Committee on Rules and Ordinances Approves Revisions to City Council Rules
The Committee on Rules and Ordinances voted unanimously to recommend amended City Council Rules to the full Council.
City Council_ Committee on Rules and Ordinances · Meeting of February 9, 2026
WATERTOWN — The Committee on Rules and Ordinances voted unanimously to recommend amended City Council Rules to the full Council. Chair Nicole Gardner, Vice Chair Lisa J. Feltner, and Secretary John G.
Gannon led the Committee through revisions including clarification of ordinance referral procedures, limits on Council discussion to agenda items in compliance with the Open Meeting Law, and establishment of a new procedure for referring Board and Commission appointments to appropriate Council committees. The Committee voted to adopt the amendments and to seek a continued referral to examine Board and Commission appointments further after adoption of the administrative code.
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Source: the City Council_ Committee on Rules and Ordinances meeting of February 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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