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Fergus Falls council to consider changes to open forum policy after public comments and council debate
Summary
Following council debate and public comment about how the city manages open forum and a recent council vacancy, the council directed staff to draft options for revising the open forum policy, including possibly moving listening sessions off-camera before meetings and setting response timelines for public inquiries.
The Fergus Falls City Council on Feb. 27 opened a lengthy discussion about revising the city’s open forum policy after council members and members of the public raised competing views about whether the forum should remain part of the formal, on-camera council meeting.
A councilor argued the open forum has been used for purposes beyond its original intent and proposed returning to a prior format that places public-comment sessions outside the formal meeting and off camera.…
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