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Civic Affairs committee approves rule changes to publish citizen correspondence, adds redaction protections
Summary
On Nov. 25 the Skagway Civic Affairs committee approved amended rules to publish citizen correspondence to meeting packets while adding a formal requirement that the borough clerk redact personal contact information and allow senders to request non-publication before sending the revisions to the full assembly for approval.
The Skagway Civic Affairs committee voted Nov. 25 to forward amended assembly rules to the full assembly that would broaden which written correspondence may be posted to meeting packets and add explicit redaction protections.
Assembly member Deb Potter introduced the changes, saying the amendment would remove the requirement that correspondence be limited to agenda topics and add a sender’s right not to publish. "A sender may request that their correspondence not be included in the public meeting packet by clearly stating, ‘do…
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