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Board tightens public-comment process: two 30-minute windows, three-minute cap, updated forms
Summary
The board voted (policy direction) to standardize public comment into two on-air 30-minute windows (before and after the business portion) with a three-minute per-speaker cap that shortens when many speakers sign up; staff will revise the public-comment forms and the attorney's script before policy adoption.
Attorney Powers reviewed the public-comment policy as required by Florida's Sunshine Law and the board discussed procedural changes intended to make public participation predictable and orderly while preserving free-speech access.
Key board agreements: - Two public-comment windows: (1) up to 30 minutes before the business portion of the meeting (must address agendized items) and (2) up to 30 minutes after the business portion and before…
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