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Spokane council rules overhaul sparks heated debate over public testimony format
Summary
Council staff proposed rules to reduce published agendas and reorganize meeting days; council members debated a proposal to move most oral testimony to the start of meetings (3 minutes total per person) versus keeping the existing item-specific testimony format, with concerns raised over access, stacking, and fairness.
Council staff and Mr. Wright reviewed a package of proposed rule changes that would separate agenda-review and legislative meeting days, reduce the number of published agendas and create an explicit majority-call mechanism for special meetings. The package also included a proposal to require presentations and slide decks to be posted online.
A high-profile element of the discussion focused on changing…
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