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Portsmouth task force asks community engagement committee to draft public‑comment rules and considers youth participation
Summary
The Portsmouth Gun Violence Prevention Task Force debated how to accept public comments, including whether minors may speak, and tasked the community engagement committee to draft a recommended public‑comment policy for the Feb. 3 meeting.
The Portsmouth Gun Violence Prevention Task Force debated a structured public‑comment process and whether and how minors should be included, and it asked the community engagement committee to draft a recommended policy for the February meeting.
Chair opened the agenda item on public comments and asked members for input on format, sign-up and time limits. Several members recommended mirroring the city council's existing sign-up and time-limit procedures; others said the task force should selectively adopt or adapt parts of the council policy to suit this body. "I am definitely in agreeance of allowing the…
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