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The Palm Bay City Council unanimously voted to resume broadcasting all public comments during its meetings.
This decision reverses a previous 3-2 vote from May that had stopped the filming of non-agenda public comments.
Council members cited transparency and providing a complete record of discourse as reasons for the reversal.
Palm Bay on Sept. 4 unanimously reversed its decision to remove public comments from video broadcasts of its meetings, a move that from residents in May.
Residents at City Hall cheered after the vote as council members ultimately decided the issue was a matter of transparency, emphasizing the council's responsibility to provide a full range of discourse to citizens who are not able to attend each meeting in person.
The council voted 3-2 on M