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Hooper council will trial moving public comment to start of meetings, sets 30-minute limit
Summary
The council voted to try moving citizen comments to the beginning of meetings, with a 30-minute cap (ten speakers at three minutes each) for a trial period. Staff will test the change and return results to the council.
On March 6 the Hooper City Council voted to trial a change to its meeting format that will move general public comments to the start of regular sessions and set an initial limit of 30 minutes (approximately ten speakers at three minutes each).
Council members discussed competing aims: giving residents an accessible forum to speak without making every session a long public hearing, while preserving orderly and efficient meetings. Law enforcement and legal…
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