First-year Ward 2 council member Mark Bransford, who was among the council members that digressed on the permit fee discussion, said he believes it was a matter of adjusting to meeting procedures.
“I think that was a lack of experience,” he said, adding that he believes the new council members are coming up to speed quickly and finding the correct avenues to address concerns.
Council member Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick, the new Ward 4 representative, said she hasn’t noticed a problem with taking on unexpected topics.
“I’m open to any discussion that comes up, because I consider us all to be ward representatives, and we are speaking for our constituents,” she said.
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