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Commissionors direct staff to trim meeting rules, set 3-minute public-comment standard and update onboarding
Summary
The Deltona City Commission reviewed proposed operating guidelines at an Aug. 11 workshop, directed staff to remove redundant language that duplicates the charter, to return with redlines, to set a three-minute public-comment standard across meeting types and to implement onboarding and periodic review of the rules.
At a workshop on Aug. 11 the Deltona City Commission reviewed proposed revisions to its operating guidelines, meeting rules and procedures and directed staff to return a redlined draft that trims redundancy, clarifies electronic-communication allowances, and establishes a three-minute public-comment time across meetings and workshops.
The city attorney advised the commission that municipal meetings are a “limited public forum” and that the proposed rules—if content neutral and narrowly tailored—are consistent with the First Amendment and Florida’s Sunshine Law. “We are not violating the First Amendment,” the city attorney said while explaining how a limited public forum allows the commission to restrict time,…
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