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Springfield subcommittee backs 90-day pilot to move public "speak out" into regular meetings
Summary
A Springfield City Council subcommittee voted to send a proposed 90-day pilot that would place public "speak out" on regular meeting agendas to the full council; the draft would bar councilors from engaging speakers during the period and asks the city attorney to provide a memorandum and specific language for the change.
A Springfield City Council General Government subcommittee voted to advance a proposed 90-day pilot that would put the city's public "speak out" period into the regular council meeting and add a rule barring councilors from engaging in dialogue with speakers during that time.
The pilot, as described by Attorney Moore to the committee, would suspend or amend two existing rules for 90 days: Rule 3 (which governs timing and guardrails for public comment) and Section 5 (the procedural order of meetings). Moore said the trial would allow the council to evaluate whether keeping speak out inside the agenda increases councilor attendance and meeting efficiency, and the council could make the change permanent after the trial or return to the prior practice.
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