File #: 24-235    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Members of the City Council Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/7/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/13/2024 Final action:
Title: Discussion and action on directing the City Attorney to prepare a resolution amending the City Council Rules of Order, specifically Section 13 - Right of Citizens to be Heard, to specify: that public comment received in writing ("letters") submitted to become part of the record in accordance with the already established procedure shall, upon request of the submitter, be read into the record by the City Clerk or staff designee; and that the duration of the reading of each submitted letter shall be limited to one minute, after which point the reading will be truncated but the entirety of the text will still be included as part of the record; and that the reading of such letters will occur during the public comment period but after all speakers participating either in-person or remotely/telephonically have had the opportunity to address the City Council.
Attachments: 1. D8 DHS Form - Rules of Order amendment for public comment in writing
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Discussion and action on directing the City Attorney to prepare a resolution amending the City Council Rules of Order, specifically Section 13 - Right of Citizens to be Heard, to specify:

that public comment received in writing (“letters”) submitted to become part of the record in accordance with the already established procedure shall, upon request of the submitter, be read into the record by the City Clerk or staff designee;

 

and that the duration of the reading of each submitted letter shall be limited to one minute, after which point the reading will be truncated but the entirety of the text will still be included as part of the record;

 

and that the reading of such letters will occur during the public comment period but after all speakers participating either in-person or remotely/telephonically have had the opportunity to address the City Council.

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