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Simsbury selectmen approve revised rules of procedure after long debate on public comment limits
Summary
The Simsbury Board of Selectmen approved revisions to its rules of procedure Dec. 1 after members debated whether public comment should be limited to 'electors' or broadened to 'residents and taxpayers,' clarified decorum standards for elected officials, and removed a blanket ban on cellphones.
The Simsbury Board of Selectmen on Dec. 1 approved a revised set of rules of procedure that narrows some prior wording and broadens others after an extended debate about who can speak during public audience.
The board's action follows hours of discussion about whether the public comment period should be restricted to "electors" (registered voters) or expanded to include "residents and taxpayers." Speaker 2 led the discussion and said the board favored widening access because "electors" would exclude nonregistered residents; after debate members recorded a 5-to-1 consensus in favor…
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