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Council adopts public‑hearing time limits but removes proposed speaker‑card requirement after concerns about optics
Summary
City Council voted 4‑1 to adopt new time limits for public‑hearing speakers but, at the request of council members and following public comment, amended the ordinance to remove a requirement that speakers submit a speaker card before addressing public hearings.
Palm Bay’s City Council adopted an ordinance to add uniform time limits for public‑hearing speakers and simultaneously removed a proposed requirement that speakers submit speaker cards for all public hearings.
Deputy Mayor Jaffe introduced the measure, saying he wanted a clock on public hearings to prevent individuals from monopolizing unusually long speaking time. City Clerk Mrs. Jones explained the change clarifies time limits for public hearings that…
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