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Hannibal City Council adopts new public-speaking policy, extends comment time to five minutes
Summary
The Hannibal City Council voted Feb. 18 to adopt a new public-speaking policy that distinguishes agenda items from general public comment, raises the standard public comment time to five minutes and allows the council to extend speaking time by vote.
HANNIBAL, Mo. — On Feb. 18 the Hannibal City Council voted to adopt a revised public-speaking policy that increases the standard public-comment allowance to five minutes and clarifies how topics reach the council’s business agenda.
City Attorney James, who drafted the policy language with staff input, said the measure is meant to make a clearer distinction between items that are actionable and those offered as comment. “If you set…a 5 minute limit, you encourage people to think about what they're gonna say, focus in,” James said during the discussion, adding that “if it's a discussion that requires an extension the way the policy is…
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