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Panama City charter review panel adopts public participation rules, adds Zoom option
Summary
The Panama City Charter Review Committee voted to adopt a public participation policy that limits speakers to five minutes, confines remarks to posted agenda items, and authorizes a Zoom option and chair discretion to extend time. The committee also agreed to circulate agendas to members seven days before posting.
The Panama City Charter Review Committee on Tuesday approved an updated public participation policy that sets a five-minute limit for speakers, confines public comment to items on the meeting agenda, and allows a Zoom participation option with chair discretion to extend speaking time.
The committee adopted the policy after a staff member summarized a proposal that would mirror the city commission’s participation rules but adjusted for the advisory role of the charter-review body. "I would like to see that each speaker is limited to 5 minutes rather than 3 just because of the collaborative nature of this," a staff member told the committee during discussion. The policy also clarifies that meeting notices will be posted seven…
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