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Washington County commissioners adopt formal conduct rules after gallery removal and public criticism
Summary
At a regular meeting, the board read and affirmed new rules on decorum and removed a gallery attendee under a prior order. Citizens spoke in opposition to perceived restrictions on public participation; the commission defended the rules as viewpoint-neutral measures to prevent disruptions.
The Board of County Commissioners for Washington County read a new set of rules governing conduct at public meetings and enforced a prior order asking a gallery attendee to leave.
The rules were read aloud at the start of the meeting; the presiding staff member said the rules are “not meant to restrict viewpoints” and are intended to prevent disturbances so meetings can be “efficiently conducted.” The meeting’s presiding official explained that “excessive, repetitive profanity that serves no purpose other than shock value will be disruptive” and said the moderator would ask speakers to…
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