Surviving a walk on a political tightrope …

Here’s to the Porterville, CA City Council!

The Porterville Recorder Online reports …

After quarreling, City Councilmen decided Tuesday night not to restrict when, and what topics the public may speak about during meetings.

When Pete McCracken requested they limit the first round of scheduled oral communications to matters which are only on the agenda, Greg Shelton and Brian Ward vehemently protested, saying it would silence citizens who attend meetings to air concerns about gang problems, announce community events and present other miscellaneous information which the Council was not slated to discuss.

“It’s small potatoes to let someone be able to get up there and talk about anything they want, especially when you’re already limiting them to three minutes,” Ward said…

They were walking a tightrope of making a bad decision but did the right thing.

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