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Posts Tagged ‘city council’

Ann’s podcast interview, “Running Amazing Council Meetings,” with Jim Hunt

By Ann Macfarlane | September 7, 2022

I had the pleasure this summer of a lively conversation with Jim Hunt, host of “Amazing Cities and Towns” podcast. Jim is a former mayor and councilmember in Clarksburg, West…

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No debate at all—legitimate, but unwise

By Ann Macfarlane | July 6, 2020

  A citizen rang me up in some concern about the way his city council had processed a big motion the night before. The land-use proposal was introduced and seconded,…

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Avoiding action in Robert’s Rules

By Ann Macfarlane | November 26, 2019

Guest post by Colette Collier Trohan on how NOT to do things by avoiding action in Robert’s Rules. Many thanks Colette for this useful summary! Have you ever been in…

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Danger Will Robinson! Public comment ahead!

By Ann Macfarlane | June 12, 2019

This post offers our readers a brilliant paper by municipal attorney Brett Vinson on the dangers of public comment.

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Roundtable Community Workshops

By Ann Macfarlane | June 5, 2019

Guest post by Bob Jean, ICMA/WMCA Senior Advisor Got a really hot issue and a divided community? Too often, if you hold a traditional public hearing to deal with it,…

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Successful staff interaction in local government meetings

By Ann Macfarlane | October 10, 2018
council meeting with staff

Staff interaction in local government meetings can be effective or disastrous.

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Do we have to obey the mayor?

By Ann Macfarlane | October 21, 2016
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After a few years in this business, it seems to me that questions of authority are some of the hardest to resolve. Over and over I find city councils, boards…

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