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Britt council votes to disable comments on city Facebook page after 4–1 split
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the City of Britt Council voted 4–1 to disable comments on the city Facebook page. The motion was made by N. Stewart and seconded by Todd Hildman; councilmember T. Romer cast the lone dissenting vote.
The City of Britt Council voted 4–1 on Feb. 3 to disable public commenting on the city’s official Facebook page. N. Stewart, council member, moved to disable comments and Todd Hildman, council member, seconded; the motion carried with T. Romer opposed.
The action came during the clerk’s reports portion of the meeting, when the council considered whether to remove or restrict commenting on the city’s social media account. Council records show Ayes from Todd Hildman, N. Stewart, B. Hiscocks and J. Thompson and a Nay from T. Romer.
No formal public-comment rationale or detailed policy language was recorded in the minutes; the council’s vote implements a procedural change to the city’s Facebook page. The council did not record an accompanying enforcement policy or timeline for restoring comments in the meeting minutes.
The council continued with other agenda business after the vote and adjourned later in the session.
