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Ferguson council votes to keep public comment at start after legal review
Summary
A proposal to move public comment to after new business was defeated after the city attorney and council members cited the city's order of business and concerns about fairness and logistics.
At the Aug. 26 Ferguson City Council meeting, a motion to move the public-comment period from its current place in the agenda to after new business failed after legal review and a roll-call discussion.
The proposal was introduced by Councilman Palmer, who said moving public comment "will calm tempers, but also it'll allow people, the public, the right to speak after we've gone through the business of the meeting." Palmer said the change…
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