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Council leans to option allowing slides but not video for public-comment materials; directs staff to revise guidelines

5912563 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented proposed guidelines for public comment at regular meetings and asked the council to choose among options for topical limits, group participation and electronic materials; council favored Option 2 (broad topic scope; slides/photos allowed but not videos) with clarifying edits and asked staff to return revised materials.

Town staff presented draft public-comment guidelines for regular meetings and described options for topic limits, group presentation rules, time limits and whether and how electronic materials (slides, photos, video) can accompany speakers. Nathan (staff) explained three approaches ranging from permitting only agenda topics and slides to a more permissive option allowing video…

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