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Committee sets public‑input email, debates public‑forum design and moderation rules
Summary
Staff established homelessness.committee@bangoremaine.gov to collect public input; the committee agreed the public‑comment policy governs forums and asked staff to distribute automated acknowledgements and archive submissions in meeting packets.
Staff announced a central public‑input email (homelessness.committee@bangoremaine.gov) that will collect emailed feedback and be accessible to staff preparing committee packets. Staff said the intent is to bundle emailed comments into meeting packets so members do not receive repeated personal emails and to make the submissions part of the public record.
Members debated forum cadence and format (use the next scheduled meeting vs. a separate forum, and whether to limit public comment to one hour or two). Staff clarified that the city's public comment policy will apply and that the chair may limit unrelated or obscene remarks under that policy; members asked that the policy be circulated to committee emails and included in automated responses so public submitters know their submissions will be public.
