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Madison County amends public‑comment rules, requires preregistration and limits remarks to three minutes
Summary
By ordinance, Madison County now requires speakers to pre‑register by 4:30 p.m. the day before a board meeting, limits each speaker to three minutes and sets speaker order by County Clerk time stamp; the measure passed unanimously Feb. 20.
The Madison County Board on Feb. 20 adopted Ordinance No. 2019‑01 amending Chapter 30 of the county code to change public‑comment procedures. Under the amendment, anyone wishing to address the board must file a completed "Request To Address The Madison County Board" form with the County Clerk's Office no later than 4:30 p.m. the day before the meeting, provide their name and a brief description of…
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