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Dunn County supervisors review rewrite of board rules; no final vote taken
Summary
Supervisors reviewed a multi-part rewrite of Dunn County's rules of the board, discussing special meetings, vice-chair authority, committee appointment procedures and confidentiality for closed sessions. The committee did not vote; further edits and additional reviews were requested.
Dunn County supervisors spent a large portion of the March 12 executive committee meeting reviewing a proposed rewrite of the county's rules of the board, with members raising questions about special meetings, the vice chair's authority and enforcement of closed-session confidentiality.
The draft, prepared as a merge of Dunn County's existing rules and model language from county associations, was presented in sections. Supporters said the rewrite aims to modernize wording, reduce ambiguity and bring the ordinance into closer alignment with state statute. Opponents pressed for limits on expanding the chair's informal powers and sought clearer language on remote participation and quorum rules.
The rewrite matters because it would set formal procedures for how supervisors place items…
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