CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive first reading and pass the ordinance amending Section 1-5-6-6:3.3 of the Naperville Municipal Code to establish a 30-minute time limit for Public Forum at the beginning of City Council meetings and bifurcating any remainder of Public Forum to the end of the agenda before New Business (six positive votes required)
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DEPARTMENT: Legal Department
SUBMITTED BY: Michael DiSanto, City Attorney
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Under New Business at the June 4, 2024 City Council meeting, the Mayor explained that over the past year staff has made changes at the board/commission level to increase meeting and procedural efficiency. Council members discussed having staff conduct a similar evaluation at the City Council level and, by consensus, Council directed staff to present recommendations for meeting and procedure efficiencies on a future agenda.
At the August 20, 2024, City Council meeting Council considered several options pertaining to how best to manage public participation during Public Forum.
Council directed staff to bring back a text amendment ordinance for consideration that limits public participation during Public Forum at the beginning of a meeting to no more than 30 minutes and bifurcates the remaining speakers to the end of the agenda, prior to New Business.
DISCUSSION:
The attached ordinance amends the Naperville Municipal Code to establish that public participation during Public Forum at the beginning of a meeting shall be limited to no more than 30 minutes in total unless extended for a time certain by the Mayor or by a majority vote of the City Council. If there are more speakers signed up to address the City Council than time will allow, the remaining public forum shall be bifurcated and continued to the end of the agenda, prior to New Business.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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