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Commissioners ask staff to redraft public-comment decorum resolution after privacy and enforcement concerns
Summary
After extended debate the Dickinson City Commission agreed to amend a draft resolution on public comment and decorum, asking staff to return a consolidated, edited version at the first April meeting that clarifies sign-in/address handling, the presiding officer's ability to extend speaker time and enforcement processes.
The Dickinson City Commission on March 18 discussed a staff-drafted resolution that would set rules for public comment and decorum at commission and board meetings. City Administrator Scott Dossinger presented the draft, which includes sections on who may speak, a five-minute time limit per speaker, sign-in requirements and a list of behaviors the city would deem disruptive.
Commissioners raised several concerns during discussion, including whether the presiding officer should be explicitly authorized to extend a speaker’s time, how the city should collect and handle sign-in addresses (and whether that information would be public record), and the subjectivity of some “disruptive” behavior examples.
“...I believe the presiding officer should have the ability to extend that time,”…
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