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City attorney says proposed rewrite of public-disruption ordinance addresses constitutional issue; second reading presented
Summary
City Attorney Thomas Mitchell presented a second-reading amendment to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances related to public disruption of meetings, telling council the change aims to address a constitutional concern with the existing ordinance.
City Attorney Thomas Mitchell presented a second-reading amendment to Chapter 42 of the Demorest Code of Ordinances that relates to disruption of public meetings. Mitchell told the council the existing ordinance raises a constitutional issue and that the proposed amendment is intended to address that concern.
The transcript records Mitchell's presentation of the proposed change and the constitutional rationale as the justification for the rewrite. The session did not include a recorded final vote in the transcript; the item was presented as a second reading and remains before the council for action in a subsequent meeting.
