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Council sets public-hearing rules for water-project budget amendment
Summary
Council agreed the public hearing for the recommended water-project budget amendment will last one hour with two minutes per speaker and retained the option to extend the time if needed; the hearing was described as part of today's meeting agenda.
Council members set the parameters for the public hearing on the recommended water-project budget amendment, agreeing to one hour total for public comment with two minutes per speaker and the option to extend if more time is needed.
The chair clarified the item is the public hearing on an amendment to this year's budget for the water project. Council members discussed past practice (an hour) and current preferences; several members favored keeping an hour with two-minute speaker limits to balance participation and manage time.
The council did not take a roll-call vote on the time limit; members reached a consensus during discussion. The public hearing will proceed under the agreed parameters, and council staff will publish the hearing rules with the public notice.
