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Livingston County commissioners reject restriction on first public comment, approve record rules for virtual speakers
Summary
The board voted down a proposal to limit the first public-comment period to agenda items but unanimously approved amendments requiring remote participants to provide residence and several procedural rule changes, along with scheduling adjustments for 2026.
The Livingston County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 voted down a proposed change that would have limited the first public-comment period at full board meetings to items on that meeting’s agenda, but the board approved several other procedural amendments including a rule requiring remote participants to provide their name and municipality for the record.
Commissioner Gross introduced the failed amendment with the language that appears in the record: "however, any public comment during the first public…
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