Naples City Council changes public speaking procedures for off-agenda comments

Author: SAMANTHA ROESLER, GULFSHORE BUSINESS
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Members of the public who would like to speak at a Naples City Council meeting on a topic not on that meeting’s agenda will now have to wait until after all agenda items are discussed.

Previously, public comments for items that are not on the agenda were allowed toward the beginning of the meeting before all the resolutions and hearings. Now, after an April 3 council vote, the public comment portion at the beginning of the meetings is solely for items on the agenda.

So far, in 2023, the Naples City Council meetings have averaged more than seven hours long. Council member Ted Blankenship said it’s unfair to make the public wait hours to make their voice heard.

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