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POR 2017 #93 · Agenda item attachment · Mar 27 2017
That the City Council agenda be altered to create a section in the agenda between public comment and the City Manager’s agenda entitled “General Council Discussion,” where Councillors would be able to bring their colleagues up-to-date on projects in which they are engaged or ask for updates about projects that other Councillors are working on, even if these issues do not appear on the Council’s agenda or have never been the subject of formal City Council attention
City of Cambridge
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ORIGINAL ORDER
IN CITY COUNCIL
March 27, 2017
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
COUNCILLOR DEVEREUX
WHEREAS:
City Councillors are engaged in a variety of issues of interest to other Councillors and
the general public; and
WHEREAS:
There are a variety of constraints on how Councillors can interact and communicate
about issues on which they are working; and
WHEREAS:
This lack of communication and coordination amongst and between Councillors can
make it difficult for them to be fully cognizant of ongoing civic and legislative efforts;
now therefore be it
ORDERED:
That to allow for more effective communication among Councillors without violating
rules and regulations governing interaction between elected officials, the City Council
agenda be altered to create a section in the agenda between public comment and the
City Manager’s agenda entitled “General Council Discussion,” where Councillors
would be able to bring their colleagues up-to-date on projects in which they are
engaged or ask for updates about projects that other Councillors are working on, even
if these issues do not appear on the Council’s agenda or have never been the subject of
formal City Council attention.