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Council approves first reading to remove mandatory address requirement for public comments
Summary
The council approved first reading of an ordinance amendment that removes the requirement that speakers provide their address when addressing the council and clarifies the three-minute standard for comments; councilors debated whether three minutes should be automatically applied to hearings and non-hearing comments.
The Inver Grove Heights City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would remove a requirement in city code that individuals provide their address when speaking to the council and clarify that a three-minute time standard applies to public comments and hearings.
Administrator Wilson presented the proposed code change in response to a resident’s concern and updated legal advice from the city attorney’s office. Under the amendment the code would no…
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