Resident urges commissioners to keep public-comment rules viewpoint-neutral
During public comment, John Stafford told Greene County commissioners that any limits on public remarks must be reasonable and viewpoint neutral; he also said commissioners may enforce order and time limits but cannot bar comments based on viewpoint.
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At the Sept. 17 meeting resident John Stafford of Columbus addressed the board during the public-comment portion to stress legal limits on restricting speech at meetings. "Commissioners can put restrictions on what can be talked about at the meeting, but it must be reasonable and view-point neutral," Stafford said. He added commissioners may enforce time limits and maintain order but cannot "discriminate for a difference of viewpoint."
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