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Worcester panel approves visible speaker timer for council chamber after demonstration
Summary
The subcommittee voted to add a visible timer in the council chamber so speakers and the public can see allotted time; staff demonstrated the device and described settings and audible/visual alerts.
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Municipal Legislative Operations Subcommittee approved installation of a visible speaker timer in the Esther Holland Chamber to make public-speaking time limits more transparent to both speakers and the chair.
City staff demonstrated the device at the March 4 meeting, showing that it can be set for different predefined intervals, flash a light and emit a beep when time expires. The device is designed…
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