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Saint Charles County council tightens notice rules for tabled items, debates public-comment limits
Summary
In a work session preceding the regular meeting, the Saint Charles County Council agreed on a new notice deadline for items taken off the table and debated time limits and topic rules for public comment while asking staff and counsel to return with legal guidance on hearing-time limits.
The Saint Charles County Council spent its work session reviewing and revising council rules on how tabled agenda items are handled and how the public’s time at meetings is managed.
Council members agreed that if a council member intends to remove a tabled item for consideration, staff must be notified in advance so the agenda can show when action will occur. After discussion about logistics and the existing 8 a.m. Thursday bill-submittal rule, council members settled on a notification protocol requiring notice to staff by 9 a.m. the Thursday before the meeting so the agenda…
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