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Westminster council votes 3–1 to request councilmember stop changing camera angles while recording; workshop sets follow-up timelines
Summary
A motion carried 3–1 asking Councilwoman Fan West to stop moving her phone camera during the Oct. 6 strategic planning workshop, prompting a brief recess. The council also set research and reporting timelines across strategic-plan objectives, including annexation, code updates, part-time wages, parks and facilities planning.
Westminster — The City Council voted 3–1 on Oct. 6 to request that District 1 Councilwoman Fan West refrain from changing camera angles while recording from the dais, a motion that interrupted the start of a strategic planning workshop and led to a short recess.
Vice Mayor Manzo made the request and Mayor Winn seconded it; the roll call showed a 3–1 vote with Councilwoman Fan West voting no. The city attorney advised the council that a member may have a First Amendment right to record public proceedings but that the council could request behavior changes if the recording is disruptive. After the vote the mayor called a five-minute recess.
‘‘This is my right. It is a public arena and I am allowed to record,’’ Councilwoman Fan West said during the exchange,…
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