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Solicitor briefs council on limits of public comment after resident files federal complaint
Summary
Council solicitor explained legal standards for public-comment limits and read a statement from the borough’s regular solicitor after a resident said he would file or had filed a complaint naming council members.
The borough solicitor briefed New Freedom Borough Council on court rulings that permit councils to limit public comment to matters germane to the meeting and to enforce decorum, and read a prepared statement from the borough’s regular solicitor addressing an ongoing suit filed by a resident.
At the start of public comments, resident Devin Taylor said he would file an amended complaint in federal court alleging multiple state statutes and open-meetings violations; he delivered a copy of his amended complaint for the record. Taylor named individual council members and listed alleged violations of several Pennsylvania…
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