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Residents of the Harmony area of Sedona turned
out to request that the Sedona City Council consider putting in a sidewalk on Andante Drive to improve the safety of pedestrians. City officials said they will certainly consider the request. Mayor Sandy Moriarty
concurs with the concerns of the residents. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
A segment of the Sedona population that is not often heard was very vocal in their request to the Sedona City Council to help make an area of the city safer for them and their loved ones.
Last September the city received a $15,000 grant designed to increase equity in city engagement processes and support resiliency-building projects in the immigrant community in Sedona, a city report states.
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Residents west of Sedona have been complaining to local agencies, governments, and state and federal representatives
about the environmental and safety issues associated
with growing motorized recreation in the foothills of the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness. Officials say
there is little they can do in the short-term to address the problems. A common complaint from agencies is a lack of money and employees to respond. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
This is the second installment in a two-part series on the impact of Utility Terrain Vehicles [UTVs] in the foothills of the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness west of Sedona. Read the first part here.
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After additional discussion, the Sedona City Council unanimously approved its policies and procedures
during its meeting Tuesday, April 13, making no changes
to current operations. The discussion included how council
interacts with staff, filling a council vacancy and appointing a vice mayor. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
The Sedona City Council finished up its spring cleaning this week as it approved updates to its own policies and procedures, but not without debate on a few items.
The discussion came during the council’s meeting Tuesday, April 13. The purpose of these rules is to provide standard methods and general policy guidelines for members of council to use when conducting business with city staff, the general public and among its own members.
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The Sedona City Council did a little spring cleaning of its own rules and procedures on a variety of topics, from selecting a vice mayor to the protocol of requesting staff time.
But two topics near the end of the two-hour agenda item on March 23 that garnered the most discussion centered around the mayor’s emergency power and the starting times of council meetings.
Nearly a year ago, Mayor Sandy Moriarty implemented a mask mandate within the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming them as part of her emergency powers.
Councilwoman Kathy Kinsella requested discussion on the topic, not because she disagreed with the mayor having emergency powers but because she feels there should be some sort of review in this case the mask mandate.