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Livingston Commission approves handbook updates after heated public comment on speaker categories
Summary
The Commission adopted revisions to its handbook including a threat-response appendix and clarified public-comment procedures. Residents objected to proposed rules that would prioritize commenters by residency and role; commissioners agreed edits to give the chair discretion and to note a 3-minute statutory minimum.
The Livingston City Commission approved updates to its Commission Handbook on a 4–0 recorded vote, adopting a threat-response appendix, incorporating the newly codified conflict-of-interest policy and making several procedural edits to the public-comment process.
City Manager Mister Gager presented the handbook changes and identified nine specific edits staff would incorporate after the meeting. The changes included a new appendix addressing threat-response, clarified language around how proclamations and public records are handled, and a proposed ordering mechanism for public commenters (city residents, City business owners,…
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