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Champaign County Committee debates new board rules on "public input," presentations and decorum
Summary
Committee members reviewed proposed edits to county board rules that rename 'public participation' as 'public input,' create a placed agenda slot for outside presentations, and add a decorum section; members agreed to return a cleaned-up draft for final consideration at a county board meeting.
The Champaign County Committee of the Whole reviewed a set of proposed edits to the county board rules that would change terminology, create a formal agenda slot for outside presentations and add a written code of decorum for meetings.
Under the revisions discussed, the phrase "public participation" would be replaced through the document with "public input" to clarify that the period is for one-way remarks rather than a back-and-forth exchange. The policy also proposes a…
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