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Commission votes to require all meeting attendees to pass security screening after disagreement over exemptions

3686181 · May 6, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners voted at the June 3 work session to require all meeting attendees, including commissioners and staff, to pass through screening before entering public meetings. The decision followed a dispute over exemptions the prior practice allowed and comments from multiple commissioners and the police chief

The Albany City Commission on June 3 voted to require all meeting attendees, including commissioners and staff, to pass through security screening as a condition of attendance.

The measure followed a dispute over earlier, inconsistent screening practices. Commissioner Vilnius Gaines raised…

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