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Commissioners debate Robert’s Rules and public-comment limits; hold multiple executive sessions on personnel
Summary
Commissioners discussed adopting Robert's Rules of Order and tightening or clarifying public-comment rules to balance decorum with responsiveness. The commission held multiple executive sessions to discuss non-elected personnel; no action was reported after those sessions.
Dickinson County commissioners spent part of the Jan. 23 meeting debating meeting decorum and public-comment rules and held several executive sessions on non-elected personnel matters.
Commissioner Kenny Rafelson said he favors adopting Robert's Rules of Order and intends to bring a formal resolution to the commission to codify meeting procedures and clarify the county administrator’s delegated authorities. Rafelson said his goal is to provide structure and predictability for how…
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