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North Bend council adopts new meeting rules: public comment limited to single 3‑minute period
Summary
On April 1 the council adopted Resolution AB25‑028, rescinding Resolution 957 and establishing new council rules that place public comment into a single period before agenda items, limit remarks to three minutes and allow each participant one turn; the measure passed 6–1 after debate about remote participation and consent‑agenda procedures.
The North Bend City Council adopted a resolution on April 1 that reestablishes council meeting procedures and limits public comment to a single public‑comment period at the start of regular meetings. The resolution (AB25‑028) rescinds Resolution 957 and was approved 6–1.
Why this matters: the change will concentrate all public comment on agenda and non‑agenda items into one period before council addresses agenda items (public hearings remain separate). Each speaker is limited to three minutes and may speak once during that period; the resolution says this aligns comment opportunities with the Open Public Meetings Act and the council’s goal of more expeditious meetings.
City staff summarized the changes and said the Finance and Administration Committee reviewed the proposal…
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