Former mayor Alice Glachan criticised the plan of councillor Murray King to choose two councillors to be on a group shaping the blueprint for the cultural area.

She said councillors already had the chance to provide input, like any other citizens, and suggested Cr King's approach meant you could have a similar approach to planning for mountain bikes, security cameras and drainage.

"Would we have to elect two people to represent us on each of those and all of the other tens, if not hundreds, of things that are currently underway here in our city," Cr Glachan said.

"Where will it end?"

Councillor Graham Docksey also spoke against Cr King's plan when it was debated at Monday night's council meeting.

He pointed to other projects which had not seen councillor involvement in the fashion being sought by Cr King.

"In the past we have not had councillor involvement, apart from the strategic level with MAMA or the waste management facility or the library-museum," Cr Docksey said.

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"I don't see where the cultural precinct area becomes more important than a number of other projects we've undertaken around the city, for example the Albury War Memorial."

Councillors decided to vote for an amendment put by deputy mayor Amanda Cohn that proposed a councillor-only briefing be held with the planning consultant hired to produce a masterplan for the square.

She wants that to occur no later than October 20 as the consultant embarks on the project which is expected to see a draft plan presented to the council next February.

Cr King told the councillors that what he proposed was no different to what occurred with the city's companion animal group.

"You can put people on the dog and cat committee yet you argue (against) putting two people on the most significant thing in probably this generation, Cr Glachan," Cr King said.

Despite the knockback, Cr King told The Border Mail on Tuesday he had achieved the result he wanted to by drawing attention to the need for more councillor input.

He also said he was concerned that the blueprint for the square may not fit with Albury Entertainment Centre plans being done concurrently by a separate consultant.

Councillors decided to vote for an amendment put by deputy mayor Amanda Cohn that proposed a councillor-only briefing be held with the planning consultant hired to produce a masterplan for the square.

She wants that to occur no later than October 20 as the consultant embarks on the project which is expected to see a draft plan presented to the council next February.