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Candidates call for Robert’s Rules training, debate balance between free speech and decorum
Summary
At the Sept. 17 League of Women Voters forum, Clawson mayoral and council candidates generally endorsed training on Robert’s Rules of Order, highlighted the mayor’s role in setting tone, and discussed protecting public comment while maintaining meeting decorum.
Candidates at the Sept. 17 forum endorsed training on Robert’s Rules of Order for new and returning council members and debated how to balance protection of free speech with maintaining decorum.
Scott Manning, a candidate and pastor, said training should be part of a newly elected council’s onboarding: “One of the pieces after election should be a training on Robert’s Rules of Order,” he said, adding that respectful two-way communication…
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