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Council adopts updated policy manual with new social‑media guidance after heated debate
Summary
The council approved revisions to the city’s policy manual covering disruptions, decorum, complaint processes and social‑media guidance. Members agreed to remove or soften requirements that council members only repost official city material and clarified how 'likes' or reactions relate to Brown Act concerns.
City Attorney Colin Burns presented a package of proposed updates to the council’s policies March 17 that included procedures for handling disruptions, a disruption‑of‑service rule (SB 707 compliance), recommended decorum language, social‑media guidance for elected officials, complaint and enforcement processes, and guidance on council members’ access to the city attorney.
The council’s most extensive discussion focused…
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