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Diversion board adopts public-comment policy to follow state law; sets 15-minute period, three-minute limit
Summary
Following state legislation, the Metro Flood Diversion Authority approved a public-comment policy that places public comments at the end of the agenda, sets a 15-minute total period and a three-minute speaker limit, and makes the policy effective at the next meeting.
The Metro Flood Diversion Authority board voted Aug. 28 to adopt a formal public-comment policy modeled on county and municipal examples after staff recommended aligning the authority with state law.
"That provision of the code didn't necessarily specifically reference the diversion authority," Mr. Shockley, staff member, told the board, referring to Senate Bill 21 20. He recommended…
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