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Dickinson commission delays change to public-comment rules until new commissioner arrives
Summary
Commissioners voted to keep the city’s current citizen comment guideline in place rather than adopt staff-drafted changes meant to mirror state legislation. The move follows a lengthy debate about whether the city should limit comments to topics on the current or a preceding agenda.
The Dickinson City Commission voted May 20 to leave its existing citizen comment guideline in place and defer a proposed update that would align the policy with recently enacted state legislation.
The change was proposed by City Administrator Kevin Dossinger to reflect the language of Senate Bill 2180 and to remove the current policy language that barred comments “not on the agenda.” The item drew extended discussion among commissioners about whether the city should limit public comments to items on the current meeting agenda or the…
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