Committee reviews public-comment script, agrees to soften language on limits
Port Townsend council committee reviewed a draft public-comment script and agreed to move language about limiting public comment to a final note and soften its tone so limits are seen as last-resort, time-management tools rather than punitive measures.
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The committee considered edits to a draft public-comment script intended to clarify expectations for speakers and give presiding officers tools to manage large turnouts. Chair led the review and members focused on the placement and tone of a line stating that the council "may limit public comment." Committee members said the current placement at the top risked alarming residents and suggested moving it to a final-note bullet and softening the wording.
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