Arts Committee weighs how to handle public comment at committee meetings
Members discussed whether arts committee meetings should adopt a standardized public-comment policy like council meetings — including a three-minute limit, whether comments must be on the committee agenda, pre-registration, and staff responsibilities for sign-up and online forms.
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The Middleton Arts Committee spent substantial time discussing public-comment procedures and what guidance to give the City Council. Members reviewed the council practice — a three-minute limit per speaker with no residency requirement — and considered whether committees should adopt a similar standard, require comments to appear on the committee agenda, or limit total public-comment time to prevent single groups from dominating a meeting.
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