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Clearwater Community Development Board debates prayer, leaves public-comment slot in place
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the board debated removing the monthly public-comment period for matters not on the agenda and separately revisited whether to open meetings with a prayer. The board took no formal rule changes and asked the city attorney for legal guidance before any change.
The Clearwater Community Development Board on June 17 debated removing the meeting time set aside for public comment on matters not on the agenda and separately considered reinstating an opening prayer, but made no formal changes to its rules of procedure.
Lauren Nanske, Planning and Development, told the board the city does not require the board to provide a public-comment period for matters not on the agenda and that removing it would require an amendment to the board’s rules of procedure. “The board, I’ve learned, is…
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