Pullman council debates public-comment default and phone rules as it revises council procedures

Jan 28, 2026

Council members reviewed a consolidated draft of rules and procedures that formalizes study-session formats, clarifies executive-session and clerk duties, and proposes limits on meeting length and council-electronic-device use; council favored making public comment 'on by default' and asked staff to tone down device restrictions.

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At a Jan. 27 study session, Pullman councilmembers reviewed a revised draft of the city’s rules and procedures that clarifies meeting types and order of business, executive-session boundaries, the role of the city clerk and city administrator, and guidance on council communications and use of electronic devices.

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