Los Alamitos Council May Alter Meetings
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LOS ALAMITOS — Prompted by modifications to state public meetings law, the City Council today will consider several changes in the way it conducts its sessions.
The changes are also intended to allow residents to pull items from the consent calendar--the list of issues that council members routinely approve together without discussion, officials said.
City Atty. Thomas W. Allen said that under the proposed changes, council members would be prohibited from taking action or even discussing items that are not on the agenda. But council members may briefly respond to questions or ask for information on non-agenda items.
In a report to the council, Allen said that council members may also direct city staff to place matters on future agendas.
Modifications made last year to the state’s Brown Act prompted the changes in council procedure, Allen said.
Residents attending meetings may also ask council members to discuss specific items on the consent calendar. Comments from the public will now be heard immediately after the roll call, instead of halfway through council meetings as they now are.
If approved, the changes would take effect Friday.
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