Community Development Board adopts monthly rotation for brief opening invocation after heated debate

Sep 17, 2025

After a months-long discussion and constitutional warnings from the board attorney, the Community Development Board voted to begin meetings with a brief, voluntary invocation or moment of silence on a rotating monthly basis; two members opposed the rule.

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The Community Development Board voted on Sept. 16 to begin its meetings with a brief, voluntary opening invocation or moment of silence, with members rotating the responsibility monthly and a suggested 60-second guideline. The motion passed after extended discussion and two votes in which two members opposed the measure.

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