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Warr Acres council tables proposal to reinstate open public‑comment after city‑attorney warning
Summary
Council discussed restoring a ‘call to the public’ item and debated limits (time, topics, resident/business eligibility); city attorney outlined First Amendment and Open Meeting Act constraints and recommended limiting topics or keeping the existing agenda‑item process; a motion to table the matter to next month passed with one 'no' vote.
Councilmembers spent a substantial portion of the meeting debating whether to add a standing "call to the public" item to Warr Acres agendas. A proponent described a structure with a three‑minute limit per speaker and an overall cap (e.g., 30 minutes) to increase citizen engagement. "3 minutes sounds good," one councilmember said; others suggested allowing residents and businesses to speak and limiting total time.
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