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Wausau council splits over mayor's voluntary commentary and meeting procedure
Summary
A procedural dispute over whether Mayor Doug Denny may make voluntary commentary without vacating the chair produced multiple points of order, appeals, a failed motion to table and a vote to end the mayor's commentary during the June 10 Wausau Common Council meeting.
A procedural dispute over mayoral commentary interrupted the Wausau Common Council’s June 10 meeting and produced several roll-call votes as members debated whether the mayor must vacate the chair to offer voluntary remarks.
Alder Lukens raised a point of order during the mayor’s announcements, arguing that the mayor’s comments and the inclusion of certain content in announcements may have violated the Wisconsin open meetings law and that the mayor should follow established…
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