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At the request of council president Donna Reed, the council solicitor had proposed legislation to amend council policy and procedures to address such requests.
Reading City Council turned down a proposal that would require an elected council member to be appointed as a voting member of the Reading parking Authority board.
Council voted down a proposed ordinance that would have required an elected councilmember to also sit as a voting member of the Reading Parking Authority.
Twenty-three small businesses will receive grants to totaling $652,800, with individual amounts ranging from $25,000 to $50,000.
Reading voters have decided to eliminate a City Charter requirement that the public works director be a state registered professional civil engineer.