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Sunnyside council adopts targeted change to public-comment rule to resolve pending lawsuit
Summary
The Sunnyside City Council approved a narrowly focused change to Rule 8.3 of its rules of procedure to remove constitutionally problematic, content-based language and enable dismissal of a pending lawsuit tied to the prior wording.
Sunnyside City Council voted Dec. 1 to adopt a resolution that updates Rule 8.3 of the council’s rules of procedure, removing language that city attorneys described as infringing on free-speech protections.
City attorney Julie Norton told the council the specific change was necessary “in order to enable plaintiff in the Fernandez matter to dismiss the lawsuit against the city and the mayor, we…
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