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Commissioners table decorum rule changes after debate over responding to public comments
Summary
Hood County commissioners discussed proposed edits to meeting rules that would clarify whether officials may respond to open-mic comments; County Attorney Mills said the code permits factual responses to true inquiries but not commentary, public participants urged the court to discuss items before public comment, and the court tabled the changes until Jan. 28.
The Hood County Commissioners Court began a review of proposed edits to its rules of procedure, conduct and decorum on Jan. 14 and tabled the item to allow staff to reconcile conflicting language and return a clean draft at the Jan. 28 meeting.
County Attorney Mills told the court the governing code…
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