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Rules Committee tables bid to add general public‑comment time to committee agendas
Summary
A motion to add a general public‑comment item to committee agendas and authorize chairs to allow rebuttal was debated at length; supporters framed it as expanding public participation, while the clerk and city attorneys warned of duplication, administrative costs and potential confusion; the amendment of the whole was adopted but the substantive item was tabled.
Supervisor Eliota Pier introduced an amendment of the whole to modify board rule 1.4 to add a general public comment item to committee agendas and to clarify that public comment should be linked to agenda items rather than provided only at the full Board. The clerk, Angela Calvillo, noted that the board's rules already encourage public testimony and raised operational concerns including duplication of…
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