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Salem Lakes board removes 45-minute cap from public-comment rules and tightens decorum language
Summary
Trustees revised the village's public-comment policy to remove a 45-minute aggregate limit on comments, require sign-in before meetings, and retain decorum rules including restrictions on personal attacks; directors clarified enforcement authority for the presiding officer.
The Village of Salem Lakes Village Board amended its public-comment rules to remove a 45-minute aggregate time limit for the public-comment period, require citizens to sign in before the meeting begins, and to maintain rules of decorum that prohibit personal attacks and disruptive behavior.
Board members discussed several provisions line by line, ultimately striking a requirement that the public-comment period…
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