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Council clerk to allow weekly sign-up for public communications, limits five spots and one appearance per month
Summary
Council clerk announced that, beginning in December, the council will allow people to sign up for public communication when the agenda is published on Friday for the following week's meeting. The change keeps five spots available and limits each person to one public communication per month; speakers may still testify on specific agenda items.
Portland City Council members discussed and clarified changes to the public-communication sign-up process after multiple residents raised concerns about multi-month wait times to speak.
New sign-up process: Keelan, the council clerk, said staff is planning a change to allow people to sign up for public communication starting…
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