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Council discusses changing open-comment procedures to improve predictability and equity
Summary
Council debated and gave preliminary direction on several options to change open-comment procedures — fixed time limits, alternation of in-person and virtual speakers, an earlier start with a time-certain business start, audio-only testimony, and brief council replies — and asked staff to prepare formal rule language.
Boulder City Council held a policy conversation June 6 about changes to open-comment procedures designed to make public participation more predictable and equitable and to reduce meeting delays.
Items under consideration and council direction
Council discussed multiple procedural options raised by members and community input: (1) keep public comment to a fixed time window (currently 45 minutes is the city’s practice) and prioritize people who did not get to speak at a previous meeting; (2) alternate between in-person and virtual speakers to provide parity for remote participants; (3) consider audio-only testimony during the open-comment period to reduce visual imbalance between in-person and remote participants; (4) begin the meeting earlier (proposal: 5:30 p.m.), hold the…
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