Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on proposed ordinance or resolution.

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6-1-19. Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on proposed ordinance or resolution.

Any public hearing or meeting conducted by an elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer regarding any proposed ordinance, resolution, or regulation on any subject is legislative in nature and may be conducted informally to the extent the officer deems necessary to secure public comment on matters of public interest. The formal rules of procedure and evidence do not apply to the conduct of the public hearing or meeting. This provision does not abrogate any open meeting requirements in chapter 1-25.

Source: SL 2015, ch 54, §2.


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