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Big Bear Lake council removes time limits and other restrictions from Rules of Order
Summary
The Big Bear Lake City Council voted Feb. 11 to remove several procedural restrictions in its Rules of Order manual — including time limits on council member comments — directing staff to draft formal revisions for adoption by resolution.
The Big Bear Lake City Council voted on Feb. 11 to remove time limits and other restrictions from its Rules of Order manual, giving council members broader latitude to speak during council comments and questioning.
Council members debated whether the manual’s guardrails — including a two‑minute question period and a five‑minute comment period in some cases — had become excessive. "To limit speech is wrong. It's illegal,"…
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