Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council seeks clearer rules for public comment, campaign activity and electronic communications
Summary
Councilors debated draft limits on campaign speech in citizen comment and whether electronic messages to councilors are public records; they asked staff and the city attorney to refine language for clarity and compliance with state law.
During the governance manual workshop on Sept. 30, Liberty Lake councilors reviewed draft provisions governing public comment and use of public facilities for campaigning, and discussed whether citizen comments about ballot issues should be limited at regular meetings.
Council member Kurtz raised possible ambiguity in the draft's prohibition on using public comment "for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office," asking whether that would also block residents from speaking for or against a ballot proposition on a city ballot. City Attorney Sean Bouts said the statute…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
