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After executive session, council asks staff to draft emergency expansion of facility-suspension authority and to enforce meeting rules
Summary
After an executive session on meeting management and First Amendment concerns, Boulder City Council on Feb. 6 asked staff to prepare an emergency draft expanding the city manager's authority to temporarily suspend individuals from additional city facilities when they disrupt meetings.
After a virtual executive session at the start of the Feb. 6 meeting to receive legal advice on meeting management and First Amendment questions, Boulder City Council discussed operational steps to reduce disruptive behavior during meetings.
City staff explained the city currently has authority allowing the city manager to suspend a persons privilege to use certain city recreation and facility spaces when those persons violate code provisions. Staff recommended expanding that authority to additional city facilities — including council chambers and other meeting venues — as an operational tool to restrict access for individuals whose conduct disrupts public meetings.
"The city manager may suspend the…
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