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West Deer Township Adopts New Public Comment Rules for Meetings

The Board of Supervisors adopted resolution number 2026-09, which establishes rules for public comment during regular business meetings. This resolution passed with a 3-to-2 vote. The discussion involved confusion and debate regarding the placement and timing of public comments, specifically whether comments are allowed only at the beginning of the meeting or also at the end, and whether they can be on both agenda and non-agenda items. Some members and citizens expressed a desire to return to a previous format that allowed public comments at both the beginning and end of meetings for both agenda and non-agenda items, citing a desire for increased accountability and the ability to respond to votes taken during the meeting. The adopted resolution appears to aim at clarifying these procedures, though some participants remained unclear about the exact implications for future meetings.