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Council tables proposal to broaden public comment rules to allow broader public participation
Summary
A second‑read ordinance to eliminate certain limits on public comment was tabled after legal and operational questions; the measure was reintroduced by Mayor Pro Tem Linda Becker Pritchett and will return for further review.
The City Council on Sept. 9 voted to table a second‑reading ordinance that would remove some restrictions on who may speak during the council’s public‑comment period.
Mayor Pro Tem Linda Becker Pritchett sponsored the ordinance, which would have altered section 1‑3002 of the council’s public‑participation rules to expand comment opportunities beyond the current limits tied to residency, business ownership or county/state elected‑official status. The ordinance also included a provision allowing the council, by four…
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