Boards adopt temporary public-comment rules and set timeline for possible removal vote
Oct 7, 2026
The Board of Commissioners and County Council agreed to a three-minute public-comment rule with a virtual option for the special hearing and clarified that no vote would be taken today; the resolution will be available for at least two weeks before the commissioners vote and, if approved, the council will vote next.
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At the start of the Oct. 6 special meeting, the boards agreed to suspend differing public-comment rules for the session and adopt a uniform three-minute limit for speakers, with a virtual participation option. The adoption was made by motion and carried in both bodies as part of opening procedures. The chair explained that the session was a public hearing on a proposed resolution; no vote on removal would occur during that meeting.
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