MISSOULA- The Missoula City Council voted to amend its rules to reintroduce a public comment period at the beginning of its meetings during its meeting on Monday.
Public comment on non-agenda items was at the end of the meeting for the past two years, allowing members of the public three minutes to speak to the council about whatever they may wish.
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The amendment to the city council rules reinstates a non-agenda comment period at the beginning of each meeting. The comment period at the beginning of the meeting will be limited to 20 minutes, with each commenter being allowed three minutes.
Sponsors of the amendment, Sandra Vasecka, Daniel Carlino, Bob Campbell and Kristen Jordan, sa