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Planning commissioners debate limits, notice and timing of public comment at meetings
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed a proposed resolution on rules of conduct for public hearings and meetings, weighing statutory requirements for public hearings against chair/board discretion for non-hearing agenda items and the legal risk of hearing public comment before final action; staff will return with revised language and guardrails.
The Utah County Planning Commission used the tail end of its May 20 meeting to discuss a proposed resolution that would update rules for public comment and conduct at hearings and public meetings.
Staff described the draft resolution as an effort to clarify when the public must be allowed to speak (public hearings under state law) versus when the commission can exercise discretion (public meetings or administrative items).…
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