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City attorney tells council rules can limit decorum but must avoid viewpoint discrimination
Summary
City legal counsel advised the council that under the Home Rule City Act it may adopt decorum rules for meetings but must avoid viewpoint discrimination; council members debated how Robert's Rules and the charter apply and whether restrictive language in prior resolutions conflicts with legal limits.
The city attorney told the Walled Lake City Council that it can adopt reasonable rules of decorum for public meetings under the Home Rule City Act but that such rules cannot impose viewpoint-based restrictions that would bar opposing opinions.
"A city council meeting is considered a limited public forum," the attorney said, explaining that the government may…
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