The City of Norton Planning Commission voted to approve minutes from earlier meetings and set its organizational meeting date. During the meeting the commission approved the minutes from Aug. 12 and from Sept. 9 (the Sept. 9 approval included an abstention recorded during roll call).

A motion to approve the Sept. 9 minutes was made and seconded; during the roll call Mister Peterson, Mister Leyda and Mister Dowling were recorded as voting yes, while Mister Conklin expressed uncertainty and an abstention was recorded. The commission then moved to consider the Aug. 12 minutes; Mister 8 moved and Mister 4 seconded the motion to approve, and roll call indicated all present commissioners voted yes.

Commissioners also discussed the order and phrasing of comments in the Sept. 9 minutes (one commissioner described the transition as “awkward”) and agreed staff had incorporated requested editorial corrections. The commission scheduled its organizational meeting for Jan. 5 at 06:00 and discussed possibly moving the regular meeting start time to 06:00 going forward; nominations for chair and vice chair will be addressed at the organizational meeting.

Next steps: staff will finalize and circulate the approved minutes and prepare agenda and nomination materials for the Jan. 5 organizational meeting.