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No public speakers at HB 581 hearing; council adjourns meeting
Summary
A city council opened a public hearing on HB 581 at 10 a.m. but heard no testimony. After brief discussion about procedure and how long to wait for late arrivals, members moved to adjourn.
The council opened a public hearing on HB 581 at 10 a.m. and heard no members of the public speak for or against the bill, then adjourned the meeting.
The hearing was called to order by K., presiding official, who asked Dave to give an invocation. During the invocation, the prayer referred to the public hearing on HB 581. K. said the council would switch the order of items so those in favor could speak first and those opposed would follow. "So a and b are just being switched," K. said.
Council members discussed whether the body was required to wait a set time for speakers to arrive. A speaker identified in the transcript as Speaker 2 said for the record, "I would just for the record, I would say anybody in favor of..." and no one came forward. K. asked, "Is there anybody who would like to speak in favor, HB 5 anyone? No. Is there anybody who would like to speak against HB 581? No." No public testimony was recorded.
After confirming there were no speakers, the council discussed whether to remain in the room after adjournment to receive late arrivals. One participant recalled past practice of waiting 15 minutes when no one showed up. The group noted there was no legal requirement to remain; members agreed they were welcome to stay after adjournment to answer questions and directed any late-arriving speakers to the evening meeting at 6:00 p.m.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and approved by voice/hand-raising. "I have a motion to adjourn the meeting," said Speaker 2; another speaker seconded. The presiding official announced, "Okay. The meeting is adjourned."
