YEAH, AFTER LAST NIGHT’S OUTBURST AT THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE WANTED TO LOOK AND SEE LEGALLY, WHAT COULD THE CITY COUNCIL DO IN THESE TYPE OF SITUATIONS. AND THEY SAY THAT’S NOW SOMETHING THEY’RE ...

City council meetings will shift from Mondays to Tuesdays beginning in 2026 after council unanimously approved all three readings of a new procedures bylaw Monday night. Bylaw No. 5746, The Procedures ...

Crowds pouring into local government meetings isn’t new, especially in a post-COVID climate for public engagement. But over the last two years, how residents engage with their representatives — and ...

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Starting the new year off strong, the first official City Council meeting took place on Tuesday evening with Mayor John Safford introducing new City Council public comment ...

Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, newly elected alderman of the 33rd Ward, squeezed into the corner of a City Hall elevator, grinning and clutching a Starbucks cup. Others piled in only to disembark a few ...

He was an American soldier, engineer and author who wrote the first edition of “Robert’s Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies” published in 1876. His books and his legacy live on in the multiple ...

The film "Mr. Chairman: The Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law" discusses the importance of parliamentary procedure and the rules that govern meetings. It emphasizes the role of the chairman, the need ...

Midland City Council has adopted a set of rules and procedures that outline the appropriate way to conduct virtual meetings. Council held its first virtual meeting in April, using the online platform, ...

Hagerstown council now requires online registration to speak at meetings. Learn how to sign up before the new rules take effect Nov. 25.

March 18 was poised to be a busy night at Durham City Hall. The city council was hosting its first public hearing for the 2024-25 fiscal year budget. The issue of public worker wages dominated the ...

Each State participating in the Conference shall be represented by plenipotentiaries, one of whom shall be the head of the delegation, and by such alternate representatives and advisers as may be ...