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Commission narrows public comment and clarifies item sponsorship rules
Summary
Coral Gables approved code changes to limit when public comment is accepted and to formalize how commissioners sponsor and co-sponsor agenda items; one commissioner voted no citing concern that it might restrict speakers on substantive items.
The Coral Gables City Commission voted May 6 to amend city code to clarify public comment procedures and to formalize how agenda sponsorship is recorded and handled in meetings.
Deputy City Attorney Stephanie Throckmorton summarized the change as: public comment "shall only be received during the open public comment portion of the agenda" and that the commissioner who requests placement of an agenda item will be identified as the sponsoring commissioner,…
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