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Kids on the Dais: City of Eau Claire Discusses Council Member/Parenthood Decorum

Check out Chippewa Valley Community Television's archive video of the Eau Claire City Council's meeting from October 24, 2017. 

Skip forward to 13:40 to hear the Council's much-talked-about discussion and eventual decision concerning council decorum – the first of its kind – specifically regarding whether to allow children on the dais. The issue has sparked a debate over what's distracting to both city council members and the public, with many people focusing on the ability of city council members to breastfeed their children during council sessions.