Reform 2.4: City Council Docket

Expand Access to the City Council Docket.

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Under the current Permanent Rules of the City Council, it takes four Councilmembers to place an item on the docket if the Council President does not wish to have it docketed. In a truly open government, access to the City Council docket is a fundamental right of every city councilmember. Docket access allows a councilmember to put a legislative idea before the full council for open discussion in public and a call for a recorded vote. As one of its first acts after the December 6th’s inauguration ceremony, the new City Council should amend its Permanent Rules to allow an item to be placed on the Council docket upon request of two City Council members.

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