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Dickinson commission pauses change to citizen comment policy after debate over scope of allowed topics
Summary
The Dickinson City Commission declined to adopt the staff-drafted edits to the city's citizen comment guideline that would implement a recently enacted state law; instead commissioners voted to keep the current policy in place until a newly elected commissioner is seated.
The Dickinson City Commission on May 20 declined to adopt proposed edits to the city's citizen comment guideline that would align the policy with a recently enacted North Dakota law limiting public-comment topics to items on the current meeting agenda or the immediately preceding agenda.
City Administrator Dossinger told the commission the changes reflect “Senate Bill 2180,” signed into state law April 30, and summarized the redlined edits staff proposed to remove repeated references to “not on the agenda,” require speakers to speak when directed by the presiding officer, and add exceptions when comment is prohibited by law or is confidential exempt information.
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