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Residents push back after council shortens comment time and a mayor’s photo of a records request draws scrutiny
Summary
At a packed Orange City Council meeting, residents criticized a late agenda, a reduction in public-comment time and alleged that the mayor photographed a public-records request placed online; council members defended decorum while promising to review procedures.
Orange City residents packed City Hall and spent much of the evening pressing the council over changes to how the public can participate in meetings.
At the start of public comment, Leah Brooks of West French Avenue said the notice window left people little time to prepare. “How are people supposed to prepare for agenda items if they're only given 12 hours notice?” she said, adding that cutting citizen speaking time from three minutes to two was a “33% reduction” that would limit public participation.
Multiple other speakers…
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