Council votes down proposed transparency rules

The San Marcos City Council approved an amended Council Committee Rules of Procedure during its regular meeting Tuesday. 

The item was accompanied by several proposed amendments by Councilmembers Maxfield Baker and Alyssa Garza to increase transparency and accessibility to council policy discussions. 

The only amendment that was passed was a suggestion by Garza that changed a required unanimous vote of a committee to call upon members of the public to attend a future committee meeting for a presentation. It now only requires a majority of the committee to call upon members of the public.