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West Fargo commission adopts formal public‑comment policy requiring topic to be on agenda or previous agenda

5327104 · July 7, 2025
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The West Fargo City Commission adopted a formal public‑comment policy that requires speakers at regular meetings to address items on that meeting’s agenda or the prior meeting’s agenda and requires nonresidents to disclose if speaking for a business or other property‑taxpaying entity.

The West Fargo City Commission voted to adopt a formal public‑comment policy that implements changes required by recent state legislation and codifies the city’s existing procedures.

"What you have is, essentially our procedures that we've had in place, with only a couple minor changes," Rachel Lorteman, the city’s manager of public affairs, told the…

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