- Mayor Steve Adler has requested the city clerk to include opportunities for short poems, meditation, moments of silence, etc., not just prayer before council meetings
- The change will also allow participants to sit rather than stand
- Mayor Adler says he does not want it to seem members of council are endorsing a single religion or religion itself by conducting just a prayer
- Adler will introduce each speaker to explain the goal of the ritual at the beginning of each meeting
- During that time, he says they will, “start our meetings with a peaceful moment by inviting different people from walks of life and different faiths to share their prayers or moments of reflection,”
- Adler also said the goal is to “begin our meetings with everyone focused and aligned for the greater good.”
- They will not however, allow that time for music or comments about city business
More info: https://www.statesman.com/news/20190625/austin-mayor-to-broaden-city-cou…
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