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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)

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Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
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Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Jurisdiction
Montana (state)
Effective Date
2008-12-16

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¶17 At the commencement of the meeting, the mayor, who normally presided over council meetings, resigned and walked out. As a result, Linda McKahan, who was the senior council member present, assumed the duty of chairing the meeting. As described below, the discussion related to Denke’s Human Rights complaint was prolonged, and much of the citizen participation at the meeting pertained to this subject. McKahan, who was not experienced in chairing a council meeting of this nature, did not know how appropriately to limit the discussion; so, she did not.