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New county attorney seeks formal decorum rules, including Pasco‑specific animal restriction
Summary
Pasco's newly appointed county attorney told commissioners he will publish revised public‑participation and hearing rules, modeled on neighboring jurisdictions, that would include decorum provisions and a Pasco‑specific ban on animals in the boardroom following a recent neighborhood meeting attempt to bring horses.
The county attorney, newly in office, proposed revising the board's public‑participation and public‑hearing procedures and to publish the draft rules with the next agenda so the public and applicants can review them in advance.
The draft would distinguish quasi‑judicial and legislative items, clarify witness procedures and add written decorum rules addressing clapping, political campaigning and other behaviors. The attorney said he modeled the draft on Pinellas County's rules and added a Pasco‑specific rule banning animals in the boardroom after a recent neighborhood meeting included an attempt to bring horses. He asked commissioners to review the draft and allowed the clerk to provide minor comments before the rules are published and returned for adoption.
