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DuPage County Board debates extending public-comment time after courthouse-name dispute
Summary
DuPage County Board members on Feb. 25 debated whether to extend the public-comment period from 30 to 60 minutes and whether to read electronic comments into the meeting record, following last week’s vote to remove Henry Hyde’s name from the courthouse and ensuing online controversy.
The DuPage County Board on Feb. 25 debated whether to extend the public-comment period from 30 minutes to 60 and whether to continue reading electronically submitted comments into the record, after a contentious vote last week to remove Henry Hyde’s name from a county building.
The discussion, opened during old business, centered on competing priorities: giving residents more time to speak in person versus protecting staff from offensive or threatening written comments submitted electronically. Members did not change the rule at the meeting but agreed to send the proposal to the finance committee for further consideration.
Board members who supported expanding the floor said a longer public-comment period would let more residents speak at times when a single issue draws many people. "Extending it to 60 minutes would cover when we do have a situation like last week, which is not that often," said Member Ozog, who urged…
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