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Council considers dropping mandatory residential addresses from public-comment requirement
Summary
Councilors discussed revising code that requires speakers to state their address during public comment; staff will draft ordinance options to invite (but not require) name and address, allow city-only written contact forms, and permit city to accept city-only residency statements.
Councilors discussed a staff proposal to amend city code that currently requires residents to state their name and address when speaking during public comment or public hearings. The change was prompted by a resident concern that publicly giving a street address while meetings are broadcast or streamed can discourage participation.
Staff said U.S.…
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