Scottsdale residents may soon have an abbreviated opportunity to speak their minds at city council meetings.

The council will vote at its Nov. 2 meeting on a number of measures recommended by Interim City Attorney Luis Santaella and City Clerk Ben Lane that critics say limit public input at future meetings on items not on the agenda.

The proposed changes would:

•Reduce public comment periods from two to one.

•Move public comments from the beginning of the meeting to the end.

•Reduce speaker time from three minutes to two minutes.

•Forbid the use of city audio visual equipment to play recordings.

•Require two weeks advance notice to consider citizen petitions.

“These updates are based on feedback from council members and city staff are intended to make our meetings more efficient, c

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