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Council splits on public‑comment limits, ordinance reading and ballot packaging during charter review
Summary
Councilors debated whether to codify public‑comment time at 3 or 5 minutes, whether first readings should include full ordinance text, and whether the charter referral should be one ballot question or divided; staff recommended placing the package on the May ballot with options later.
Councilors at a Sweet Home charter‑review work session debated several procedural items tied to transparency and public access: public‑comment time limits, whether first readings should include the full ordinance text, and how to package the charter referral on the ballot.
Councilor Bronson argued against extending speaker time to five minutes, saying longer slots "can be very, very long evenings." Staff noted that…
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