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Cape Coral council rejects adding separate pre-consent public‑comment period
Summary
After more than an hour of debate, the City Council voted 5–3 against amending meeting procedures to add a 30‑minute citizens‑input block before the consent agenda. Councilmembers argued about access for working residents, staff time and fairness; supporters said the change would restore a chance to speak on consent items.
The Cape Coral City Council rejected a proposal to add a 30‑minute citizens‑input period before the consent agenda, voting 5–3 on July 23. The measure would have amended council procedures to allow residents to speak specifically about items slated for the consent agenda before the council voted on those items.
Councilmember Kaduk, who brought the topic forward, said moving citizens input to the end of the meeting had created practical barriers for working residents. "When we moved it to the end of the agenda...we also then moved the start time to 4 p.m., which meant citizens’ input might not begin until around 6 p.m.," Kaduk…
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