Northport Village Council trustees discussed amending the rules of its meetings/committee schedules and what that would look like during its regular meeting Jan. 9.
While no action was taken by the council, village manager Jim Dyer presented his meeting amendment recommendation to trustees, noting that he was looking for direction to prepare a draft of the revisions for final consideration in February.
The council typically meets the second Thursday of each month, with the village’s four committees — infrastructure, waterfront, finance, and employee relations — meeting at separate times throughout the rest of the month. In Dyer’s January report, he explained how the process worked well at a time when the village did not have a full-time manager responsible for village administration, the preparation of the village budget, and the research and development of proposals for consideration by the council. Dyer said since he’s been manager, staff initiatives were frequently discussed at committee meetings, with the same discussion being repeated at the regular village council meetings.
