Registered voters in Salina will get the chance to vote on a petition-proposed initiative to limit the Salina City Commission's ability to enact ordinances that impose restrictions on businesses or citizens in response to public emergencies.

In a 3-2 vote toward the end of a more than six-hour meeting, commissioners approved putting the measure on the November ballot. Mayor Melissa Rose Hodges and Commissioner Aaron Peck voted against the measure.

Additionally, commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a "resolution authorizing the city's legal counsel to file suit in Saline County District Court seeking declaratory judgment and associated legal remedies regarding the validity and status of an initiative and referendum petition and proposed ordinance." Again, Hodges and Peck voted "nay."

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By SALINA POSTRegistered voters in Salina will get the chance to vote on a petition-proposed initiative to limit the Salina City Commission's ability to enact ordinances that impose restrictions on businesses or citizens in response to public emergencies.In a 3-2 vote toward the end of a more than six-hour meeting, commissioners approved putting the measure on the November ballot. Mayor Melissa Rose Hodges and Commissioner Aaron Peck voted against the measure.Additionally, commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a "resolution authorizing the city's legal counsel to file suit in Saline County District Court seeking declaratory judgment and associated legal remedies regarding the validity and status of an initiative and referendum petition and proposed ordinance." Again, Hodges and Peck voted "nay."Watch Salina Post for more information on this issue.

City commission to put petition-proposed ordinance on ballot