Plattsburgh councilor requests regular zoning and planning minutes be provided at council meetings

During the Jan. 2, 2025 new-business portion of the Common Council meeting, a councilor requested that the council receive minutes and updates on actions taken by the city’s Zoning and Planning body as part of council meeting materials.

The unidentified councilor said the council had not previously received those minutes and asked whether they could be added to the council packet or presented under correspondence or committee recommendations. Council staff (identified in the record as Beth) responded that agendas and minutes are posted on the zoning body’s website and said the clerk’s office could request copies or include the agenda or minutes with council materials going forward.

Council members present expressed support for the idea; one councilor described it as “a good idea” in the discussion but the transcript does not record a formal motion or vote to change the meeting packet practice. No public comment occurred related to this request during the meeting.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: staff agreed to follow up on making zoning and planning agendas/minutes available to councilors; no timeline was attached in the transcript.