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Pueblo council debates public-forum name-drawing, agrees to test digital lottery and to draft a sign restriction for chambers
Summary
Council reviewed the citys public forum rules, agreed to pilot a computer-based random draw to select speakers when more than six sign up, and voiced a working consensus to prohibit signs and large stakes inside council chambers pending a staff-drafted policy.
City Clerk Tracy Stoler briefed Pueblo City Council on Feb. 22 on a public-forum policy first written in 2023 that limits speakers in the council chamber to six on most nights and uses a random draw to select among larger groups.
The clerk described the policyand why the procedure was adopted: the sign-up sheet historically drew a crowd that argued about who arrived first and disrupted meetings; the policy instead lets everyone sign up and conducts a random draw when there are more than six speakers.
Why it matters: Councilors and staff discussed ways to keep public comment accessible while maintaining decorum. The debate quickly moved from the name-draw method to rules about signs,…
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