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Community Board 11 ethics committee approves bylaw changes setting public‑comment and elected‑official time limits
Summary
The Community Board 11 ethics committee approved two bylaw amendments: Article 6, Section 13 guaranteeing two minutes of uninterrupted time for gallery speakers, and a change to Article 6, Section 14 setting an initial five‑minute statement for elected officials with up to four responses capped at 10 minutes; one member abstained on the latter.
The Community Board 11 ethics committee voted at its November meeting to adopt two bylaw changes that clarify public‑comment and elected‑official speaking procedures.
The first adopted amendment (Article 6, Section 13) guarantees gallery (public) speakers two minutes of uninterrupted speaking time at both committee and full board meetings. Chair Ryan Barthel moved to accept the proposed changes and Jeanette Wilson…
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