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Demorest gives first reading to amendment aimed at stopping disruptive behavior at meetings
Summary
City Attorney Thomas Mitchell said Chapter 42 of the city code, as currently drafted, is not constitutional and presented an amendment intended to prohibit knowingly disruptive conduct at public meetings; the item was presented as a first reading and Mr. Mitchell recommended adopting the amendment.
At the Aug. 5 work session City Attorney Thomas Mitchell discussed a proposed amendment to Chapter 42 of the City of Demorest Code of Ordinances and said the current drafting ‘‘is not constitutional’’ as written.
Mitchell told the council the purpose of the proposed amendment is to prevent individuals from knowingly disrupting meetings and recommended the council adopt the proposed language. The transcript records this as a first reading; no final vote or ordinance number was recorded during the work session.
Because the item was presented as a first reading, further council consideration and a subsequent vote would be required to enact any change to the code.
