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Resident tells court new decorum penalties chill speech, urges action on election integrity
Summary
Public commenter Lee Moore criticized a recent court vote to add penalties for out-of-order public comments and urged commissioners to act on election-integrity measures, saying officials "have not done a dang thing." The court recorded no response in the transcript.
During the public-comment period, Lee Moore criticized a recent court decision to add penalties for comments deemed out of order or inappropriate and said the rule threatens free-speech protections.
Moore told the court the change was adopted "a couple weeks ago" and said it creates a chilling effect: "This does impact our 1st amendment rights." Moore also urged the commissioners to act on election-integrity concerns, saying the court had "not done a dang thing" despite testimony and evidence presented previously. No court member offered a formal response in the transcript.
Moore acknowledged that decorum matters but argued that warnings or reminders would be a better approach than fines or criminal penalties. The public commenter identified involvement in other local boards and school-district meetings to illustrate a broader pattern of civic engagement.
