Chair proposes clarified speaker-time and public-comment rules

Oct 1, 2026

At a Meigs County workshop, the chair reviewed proposed edits to internal rules specifying equal allotted time for fully recognized speakers, prohibiting yielding or transferring time, and clarifying procedures for workshops versus voting meetings.

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The Chair opened discussion on proposed revisions to the commission's internal rules, saying the changes largely mirror what was reviewed last week and that staff had provided updates in the packet. "D reading, each member of the fully recognized speaker shall be allotted equal time," the Chair read aloud while explaining the draft also specifies that time "may not be yielded" to another speaker.

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