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Council weighs making public comment period front-loaded; adopts policy to hold public hearings at earliest practical reading
Summary
At a Jan. 10 workshop council members favored putting general public comment at the start of meetings and agreed a policy will state that public hearings should be scheduled at the earliest practical reading (first or second) when advertisement permits.
Beaufort County Council discussed changes to public-comment procedures and where to place public hearings on ordinance calendars during a Jan. 10 workshop. Staff proposed moving general public comment to the start of meetings, offering a single 30-minute block for commenters with a possible small additional allowance at the end of the meeting for those who arrived late.
Why this matters: front-loading public comment is intended to let residents speak without waiting through lengthy agendas. Council members also said they wanted to avoid…
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