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Residents press Cotati council over public‑comment procedure; city attorney says land‑acknowledgment and pledge are not Brown Act items
Summary
Multiple speakers at the May 27 meeting criticized the council’s handling of public‑comment procedures and alleged Brown Act and government‑code violations. City Attorney Bakker responded that reading a land‑acknowledgment or the pledge of allegiance are not agenda items under the Brown Act and that public comment remains available.
Several residents used the public‑comment periods at the Cotati City Council meeting on May 27 to criticize the city’s public‑comment scheduling and assert the council is restricting opportunities to speak on agenda items.
Former councilman George Barich opened public comment saying the council’s practice of distinguishing “action” and “non‑action” agenda items is wrong and “perverse,” adding…
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