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LaGrange board adopts public-comment rules after residents warned they could silence open discussion
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved new public comment and participation rules (30-minute maximum public-comment period; 3 minutes per speaker; no yielding time) after multiple residents urged the board to avoid rules targeted at individuals and to ensure post-agenda written submissions are preserved in the public record.
President Kukler framed the proposed resolution as an attempt to provide consistent rules for public comment that comply with the Illinois Open Meetings Act. He and counsel said public comment time is intended for remarks germane to the board's jurisdiction, that the presiding officer may manage time, and that the proposed rules set a maximum of 30 minutes for public comment and a 3-minute limit per speaker unless the presiding officer designates a different limit…
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