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Council considers moving proclamations ahead of citizen comments in agenda order
Summary
A proposed change to council rules would place proclamations before citizen comments on the meeting agenda; the item was discussed briefly with no formal vote.
Councilmember Fierce sponsored a proposed amendment to the council rules of procedure to move proclamations ahead of the citizen comment portion of the meeting agenda.
"If I'm correct, to make it short and sweet on this, it's just moving the citizen's comments up in the order," a councilmember said during the discussion, and another clarified the change would place proclamations before citizen requests without requiring rule suspension.
Councilmembers indicated general acceptance and no extended debate. There were no public comments on the item and no formal vote recorded in the meeting minutes.
Why it matters: The change would alter meeting flow and when members of the public speak relative to ceremonial proclamations.
What happens next: Staff will process the procedural amendment for a future meeting or place it on a consent agenda as appropriate; no further action was recorded at this meeting.
