The Planning Commission has unanimously approved its new bylaws as part of the city’s efforts to standardize regulations for all boards and commissions. Commissioners made a few minor changes that were allowed under the Council’s direction, so the changes will not have to go to the Council’s Audit and Finance Committee for approval.
One of those minor changes involved the description given to the occasional extra meetings held by the Commission, which normally meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. If the Commission meets on the 5th Tuesday of the month, that meeting will be a work session. “I think there’s a general understanding that a work session is for discussion rather than adjudicating cases,” Chairman Dave Sullivan said. The commission will also be able to make changes to its own rules of procedure separate from the bylaws without sending them to the Council for approval.
The Commission is also sending a recommendation to the Council regarding this year’s Capital Improvement Plan. As in years past, the Commission is urging money for sidewalk construction. The recommendation specifically cites the need for sidewalks on S. Lamar near Treadwell, S. Congress at