An 18-month policy designed, among other things, to shorten meeting lengths, has been reversed by the Nevada City City Council.The policy didn’t allow members of the public to request a consent item from the agenda to be pulled for discussion, unless it was made before a meeting. That is no longer required, after some residents just recently became aware of the policy, including Diana Gamzon…

click to listen to Diana Gamzon

The Council had a longer discussion about updating another code of conduct. It specifies, under a recently-passed state law, what’s considered disruptive behavior at meetings. After a warning, it allows the mayor or a councilmember to remove anyone whose actions appear to disturb proceedings to the point that a meeting can’t continue in an orderly fashion. No warning is required if someone engages in behavior that’s considered a threat of force, also including shouts and intimidation. Mayor Daniela Fernandez indicated it’s been an unfortunate sign of the times…

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All the changes will be reflected in the City Council Standards and Procedure Manual.