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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—APRIL 27, 2026 7 giving any detail to what the letter says. He reported this custom flies in the face of Roberts Rules of Order. He asked if at any point during the Consent Calendar, according to Roberts Rules of Order, a councilmember wanted to pull an item up until the point of the vote,do they have the right to do that. City Attorney Kirchoff clarified the memo drafted by her office did not discuss a custom of a body. She indicated her memo addressed what is a Consent Calendar and how to amend items that were previously adopted. She explained she had not read the memo from the Mayor. She reported if the Mayor, acting as the chair of the meeting,was asking does someone want to pull an item from the agenda,that was the time for a Councilmember to make an opinion known. She stated there was a time when it became too late and the Councilmember has lost the ability to pull something from the Consent. Councilmember Weber stated he appreciated this opinion. He pointed out that according to the agenda, the Mayor does not ask what he would like removed. Rather, the Mayor asks if the Council would like to approve the agenda and then items are pulled. He stated it was assumed by this Mayor that by approving the agenda that the items on the Consent Calendar were set. He indicated he has done some parliamentarian reading himself and noted the Consent Calendar was viewed as members of a body giving up their right to review something and this was an exceptional situation that requires exceptional lenience. He supported the Council having the right to pull an item, even if this was being done at the last minute because information comes to light all the time. Councilmember Holden noted she pulled two items from the Consent Calendar for this meeting. She indicated she was hearing that the City Council meetings were too long and things were not being accomplished. She reported this topic has already been addressed for over one-half hour. She did not understand why this was becoming so complicated. She noted all Councilmembers were able to add or pull items from the agenda prior to the approval of the agenda. She understood a Councilmember believed the wrong people were appointed to a committee and a motion to rescind was requested. She stated this was the bottom line. She indicated there was a great deal of time being wasted, when items could simply be added or removed prior to the agenda being approved. She asked if the City Administrator recalled Councilmember Weber making a request to receive a copy of Roberts Rules of Order at a previous meeting. She recalled staff sending an email asking if the City Council wanted a copy of Roberts Rules of Order and no one responded. She inquired if Councilmember Weber received a copy of the rules per his request. City Administrator Jagoe reported a book was purchased for Councilmember Weber. Mayor Grant commented it was stated the Mayor did not ask for corrections or additions to the agenda before approving the agenda. He explained since 2010, when he was elected as Mayor, he has asked, under the approval of the agenda at the start of the meeting, are there any corrections or additions to the agenda. He reported if anyone wanted an addition to the agenda all a member had to do was ask. He indicated this has been the Council's custom for his entire time (25 years) on the Council. He noted the memo he provided to the City Attorney from the parliamentarian could be provided to the entire Council. He indicated changes could be made, but noted custom has precedence for meetings and the group was advised to move forward in the same manner unless the group wanted to make changes. Councilmember Weber indicated the last two comments made by Councilmember Holden and Mayor Grant twisted his words. He stated there was never a motion to rescind as suggested by