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Board considers limits on public comment and a rule to allow brief board follow‑up at meetings
Summary
A staff memo proposed limiting public remarks and allowing board members to use a speaker’s remaining time plus one minute for questions; the board discussed shortening speaker time from five to three minutes and allowing two minutes of board follow‑up, and asked staff to return a revised draft for a later reading.
The board reviewed proposed revisions to the public comment portion of the board‑meeting policy (1.404). Attorney and board staff presented a compromise draft that keeps basic requirements (name, address, subject) but adds options for controlled interaction between individual speakers and board members.
The key proposal: allow board members to use a speaker’s unexpired time plus an…
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