After extended public comment, council adopts invocation policy with transparency changes
Following an extended public-comment period that included both opponents and supporters, Ottumwa City Council adopted an invocation policy directing how volunteers will provide opening invocations, with council members pressing for timestamped volunteer sign-ups and a due-process step for disqualification.
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The Ottumwa City Council adopted an invocation policy after nearly an hour of public comment that produced strongly held arguments on both sides. The measure passed 4'1.
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