(Des Moines, IA) — A group of protesters has disrupted a Des Moines City Council meeting again – this time one protester was arrested. Several people spoke out against a new rule requiring those who want to speak to submit written requests to provide input instead of verbal requests. At one point, Mayor Frank Cownie asked audience members to leave the room after they had demanded a discussion of a consent agenda item related to hiring an outside firm to provide police de-escalation training. Following a quick recess, council members gave unanimous approval to a resolution supporting the city’s police chief and city manager.
