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Vol. 75 No. 34
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Council shuffles citizens’ comments to end of agenda BY ERIC NEWMAN
Glendale Star Staff Writer
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In its first meeting following a July adjournment, a majority of the Glendale City Council voted August 13 to move citizens’ comments from the beginning to the end of the agenda for all future regular voting meetings. Councilmen Jamie Aldama and Bart Turner opposed the move, which was overwhelmingly supported by Mayor Jerry Weiers and four other councilmembers. Considered practical by some and political by others, this is not the first time the council has shifted citizens’ comments through its formal agenda. Council meetings are primarily business
meetings of the city and have a number of legal requirements that must be satisfied, including posting an agenda prior to conducting a public meeting. The August 13 meeting had just two speakers, one a Glendale resident. Because the mayor and council can only act upon matters that appear on the printed agenda, citizens’ comments tend to be random in nature and are limited to three minutes. Citizens are provided the opportunity to speak to any agenda item and have up to five minutes to do so. Vice Mayor Joyce Clark noted that meetings were, in the past, scheduled to start at 7 p.m., which, for families and those needing to work the next day, was the perfect
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time for people to make their comments without having to be away from home at a late hour. Now that meetings begin at 5:30 p.m., she said waiting until the end does not necessitate citizens staying up extraordinarily late to voice their concerns. “I don’t think it disenfranchises anyone. It would in most cases still be at an earlier time than when we had our night-time meetings,” Clark said. Sahuaro Councilman Ray Malnar agreed, saying the change would actually make it easier for working-class citizens to make the meeting without having to rush straight from their jobs or other daytime responsibilities. SEE COUNCIL PAGE 3
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Glendale Star Managing Editor
Glendale police are investigating after two men were shot dead at a home near Maryland and 63rd avenues earlier this week. Police determined the victims — Juan Rudy Gomez, 28, and Albert Anthony Gonzales, 30 — were shot in their sleep. According to officers, the call came in around 5:35 a.m. August 18. Officers and medical personnel found Gomez and Gonzales suffering from life-threatening wounds, to which they succumbed despite lifesaving efforts. Police have revealed little else about the case, which remains under investigation. SEE HOMICIDE PAGE 2
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