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Public commenters urge transparency on proposed rules, question downtown funding and call for AI guidance in schools
Summary
Speakers during public comment urged the council to reject proposed changes to meeting rules that could weaken transparency, questioned tax‑dollar support for downtown businesses and recommended city action on AI and education policy.
Several members of the public used the meeting’s public‑comment period to press council on proposed rule changes, local funding for downtown businesses, and the role of artificial intelligence in schools.
Jeff Rosner of Lynchburg urged council to reject several proposed amendments to the rules of procedure, saying specific draft changes would make it easier to suspend rules or conduct business without public notice. “Paragraph 6 7 b 4 would make it easier to suspend the rules. That would be undemocratic and against transparency,” Rosner said, and asked staff to…
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