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After lengthy debate, Post Falls council adds mayor‑led invocation and directs review of proclamation policy
Summary
Following a prolonged discussion about legal risks and tradition, the council voted to add a brief, voluntary, mayor‑led invocation to meeting agendas and directed staff to review the city’s proclamation policy and return with revision options.
After an extended discussion about constitutional limits, tradition and administrative risk, Post Falls city council voted to add a brief, nonsectarian invocation led by the mayor to the start of future council meetings and separately directed staff to review the city’s proclamation policy and return with options.
Mayor Westland said his goal for an invocation would be “brief, professional, nonsectarian,” and said he intended the item to be voluntary and not an occasion…
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