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Resident urges consistent three-minute public-comment rule, donates buzzer; commission says it will consider suggestion
Summary
Resident John Gidoux told the commission public-comment timing has been applied inconsistently and urged the city to start timing when speakers begin their remarks, add a 15-second verbal warning, and use a louder buzzer; he offered to donate a buzzer. The mayor said staff would consider the suggestion.
John Gidoux used the public-comment period at the Feb. 6 Dunedin City Commission meeting to raise procedural concerns about how the three-minute speaker limit is applied. Gidoux said the agenda promises speakers a full three minutes but cited meetings where some speakers were allowed extra time while others were cut off at three minutes; he said the clock sometimes starts…
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