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Council Holds Emergency Meeting on Sunshine; Agrees to ‘Monitor the Situation’ Until It Goes Away

Officials praised for 'rapid response time of 47 minutes, exactly the duration of the problem'.

Perth council chambers, where the blinds are rarely needed.

Perth council chambers, where the blinds are rarely needed. Photo: Kilnburn (talk) 19:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC), “Council Chambers, Perth”, via Wikimedia Commons, Attribution

PERTH — An emergency council meeting was convened at 11.20am on Thursday to discuss the sunshine, and by the time members had agreed the agenda, it was over.

“The system worked,” said an official. “We met. We monitored. The sun left. That’s a textbook response.” A motion to “do something about it next time” was passed unanimously.

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