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Lincoln Park council adopts new meeting rules, trims public comment to three minutes
Summary
The Lincoln Park City Council on Feb. 24 adopted a revised set of council meeting rules that shortens the regular public-comment limit from five minutes to three, adds public comment to study sessions and codifies agenda and meeting procedures. A longtime resident objected to the reduced time during public comment.
The Lincoln Park City Council on Feb. 24 adopted a new set of meeting rules that, among other changes, reduces the standard public-comment time from five minutes to three and allows public comment during study sessions.
The measure, presented as a resolution, also formalizes the agenda order, the biannual review schedule for the rules, and procedures for managing consent and action items. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote with six members voting yes and one council member absent.
Council members and staff said the updated rules are intended to clarify meeting order and to give council…
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