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Madera County GSA committee adopts rules, extends public comment to five minutes
Summary
The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Committee voted 2-0 to recommend that the Board of Directors adopt new committee rules that increase public comment from three to five minutes and allow members of the public to suggest agenda items during the public comment period, at the committee's May meeting.
The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Committee voted to recommend that the Board of Directors adopt a resolution formalizing committee rules that increase the public comment period and allow commenters to suggest future agenda items.
The committee met May 6, 2025, and staff said the committee was created in January to provide “greater transparency and more opportunities for public participation,” and that draft rules had been presented previously. Committee staff and a consultant told the group that the public had requested a longer comment period; staff proposed changing the comment limit from three minutes to five minutes per speaker and…
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