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Fountain Hills restores a revised 'call to the public' after lengthy public and legal debate
Summary
After heated council debate and more than a dozen residents’ comments, the council approved revised rules that restore a 'call to the public' at the end of meetings with a 30‑minute cap, three‑minute speaker limit and an equipment-notification requirement for professional audio/video.
Fountain Hills — The Town Council voted on Feb. 3 to restore a revised version of the council’s rules of procedure and reinstate the 'call to the public,' moving public-comment time to the end of the agenda and adding new decorum and procedural requirements.
Town Attorney Jen (presenting the item) said the revisions followed a work session on Jan. 20 and were drafted to bring call‑to‑the‑public back after its removal on Nov. 18, 2025; key changes include a maximum total public-comment period of 30 minutes for non‑agenda items, no maximum number of speakers within that cap but a three‑minute limit per speaker, and an instruction that anyone bringing professional…
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