TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Lynn Gelin, City Attorney
DATE: September 22, 2026
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REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO DELRAY BEACH CITY COMMISSION LOCAL RULES OF PROCEDURE AND QUASI-JUDICIAL RULES
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Adopt Amendment to the Local Rules of Procedure and Quasi-Judicial Rules of the Delray Beach City Commission.
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Background:
Pursuant to the City Commission’s direction at its meeting on September 8, 2026, the undersigned drafted an amendment to the City’s Local Rules of Procedure and Quasi-Judicial Rules (the “Local Rules”). The language included in the Local Rules reads as follows:
“In an effort to promote transparency and accountability and to maintain a clear and accurate record of the direction provided to the Charter Officers of the City (City Manager, City Attorney, and Internal Auditor), when the Commission provides direction during a public meeting, any subsequent modification, withdrawal, or reversal of that direction should likewise occur in a public meeting. Commission direction given publicly shall not be altered through informal discussions with individual commissioners or by attempting to establish a consensus outside of a public meeting.”