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Boulder City Council adopts new council procedures after debate over public-comment limits and meeting format
Summary
The Boulder City Council approved changes to its council rules in an 8–1 vote on July 24, 2025, after members debated limits on public comment, a 5:30 p.m. meeting start time and whether to retain video for public comment. The measure passed as an emergency reading, which the city attorney said required a two-thirds vote.
The Boulder City Council adopted changes to its council rules and procedures in an 8–1 vote during a special meeting on July 24.
City Attorney Teresa Taylor Tate told the council the item was being considered as an emergency reading and therefore required a two-thirds majority to pass on a single reading. "This is a reading, on emergency, and so it would need to pass by 2 thirds of a majority vote to pass on emergency, and that would only require 1 reading," Taylor Tate said.
The changes under discussion include a new structure separating open public comment…
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