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Redmond council suspends disruptive commenter 28 days; adopts county code update and consent items
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Redmond City Council voted to exclude a repeated public commenter from public comment for 28 days, approved an ordinance aligning city code to King County code, and adopted consent agenda items including payroll and other routine matters.
The Redmond City Council voted 5‑2 on Tuesday to exclude a public commenter, identified in the meeting as Alex (Alex Zimmerman), from participating in public comment periods for 28 days after the speaker spoke at consecutive meetings and was ruled out of order.
Council Vice President Jessica Forsyth moved to exclude the individual under the council’s public‑comment rules; the motion was seconded and carried in a roll‑call vote. The council president announced that staff will notify the speaker of the 28‑day suspension. The council read the rule aloud during the motion, noting that the chair or any council member may propose exclusion of an individual from participation in future public comment periods by majority vote when the participant has violated rules across consecutive…
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