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Cotati council directs staff to revise meeting rules after lengthy debate over public comment and land-acknowledgment
Summary
After extended public comment and debate among councilmembers, the Cotati City Council gave staff direction to redraft its meeting rules, removing the action/non-action public-comment split and moving the land acknowledgment and pledge to later in the agenda for reconsideration and a redlined return at the next meeting.
The Cotati City Council and Successor Agency debated changes to its meeting rules and gave staff direction to prepare a redlined revision to return on the consent calendar at the next meeting.
The issue grew from months of public comment and meeting disruptions; staff presented options that would either open public comment for every agenda item or eliminate the action/non-action labeling that currently appears on the agenda. A staff member summarized the principal proposal as “the proposed rule changes before you would create a public comment period with every item on the agenda.”
Councilmembers and members of the public expressed differing views on how to balance meeting efficiency with the public’s right…
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