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Council raises public‑comment limit from 3 to 5 minutes and adopts updated public participation rule
5395173 · July 16, 2025
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Summary
The city amended its code on public participation at council meetings to increase individual comment time from three to five minutes and approved the revised language on first reading.
The Rock Island City Council voted on July 14 to amend its code governing public participation at council meetings, increasing individual public‑comment time from three minutes to five minutes and updating the ordinance language.
Action taken: Council first voted to amend the proposed ordinance to change the time…
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