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Boulder council narrows open public comment to city business and a five-minute limit
Summary
Council President Drew Dawson presented red-line changes to the Council Rules of Procedure to limit open public comment to matters of city business with a five-minute limit and a process to suggest future agenda items; the council approved the changes.
Council President Drew Dawson presented proposed edits to the City Council Rules of Procedure on June 16 that would limit open public comment to matters of City business and set a five-minute time limit for comments. Dawson said there would be a separate opportunity for members of the public to suggest items for future council agendas, and announcements would be limited to one minute.
Dawson moved to adopt the revisions to the Rules of Procedure, Mike Taylor seconded, and the motion carried with four aye votes. The change alters how the council will handle unscheduled matters and the open public comment period going forward; no appeals or dissenting votes were recorded during the meeting.
The council directed staff to implement the revised procedures; the new rules will determine how and when non‑agenda matters are raised and how speakers are allotted time during public comment periods at future meetings.
