The Missoula City Council on Wednesday opted to move public comment back to the front of the meeting, allotting 20 minutes for speakers to address issues not on the evening's agenda.

Keeping the “reports from the public” to 20 minutes still ensures that official city business can be addressed earlier in the evening unlike past years, when public comment sometimes lasted for more than an hour, delaying issues before the city.

“This will just provide a brief opportunity for some residents to provide public comment at the beginning of the meeting without having a public comment period going for two hours before we go into actual noticed agenda items,” said the measure's primary sponsor, Sandra Vasecka.

Reports from the public will last 20 minutes, with three minutes per speaker. The rule c

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