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Residents press Oakland board on citizen-comment limits and use of executive session
Summary
Residents raised concerns about changes to citizen-comment rules tied to a Tennessee statute and questioned the board’s use of an executive session held without certain town representatives; the town attorney said the rule is codified in state law and he will provide the citation.
Several residents at the Oakland Board of Aldermen meeting urged greater transparency in public comment and questioned the town’s recent use of executive session.
Jay Edwards thanked the Oakland Police Department for assistance with a roadside incident and asked the board to provide the legislative citation for the rule that narrows topics permitted during citizen comment. The town attorney…
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