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Council rejects proposal to limit public comments to agenda items after members and residents object
Summary
Council voted down a proposed ordinance change that would have restricted public comment at meetings to agenda items only after councilmembers and residents argued it would limit citizens’ ability to raise immediate problems and that current rules already address abusive conduct.
The Pasadena City Council declined to adopt a proposed change to its rules of conduct that would have limited public comment at council meetings to items listed on the agenda, after several councilmembers and speakers said the restriction would unduly curtail residents’ access to the governing body.
At issue was an ordinance (listed in the agenda as Ordinance 2026‑52, item 2k in the packet) that would amend the code of ordinances at sections governing order of business and rules of conduct to narrow the subjects permissible during public comment. Councilwoman Van Hout argued the change would bar people from raising real‑time concerns — such as a resident…
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