Something else about the last City Commission meeting...

The day for public comment before the set of items under an agenda heading (i.e., Unifinished Business, Public Hearings, etc.) has passed. Can we please return to where the Commission discusses an item in advance and then the public comments before the vote? Personally, I would have addressed the issue regarding community policing if I had known in advance the nature of the problem Commissioner Cara Jennings had with the item. Others commented that the system was backwards as well. Structured this way really gives the Commission the upper hand. But, I guess they must like it that way.

And, lastly, the Gulfstream appeal was postponed until 2/17 - after much discussion about whether to hear the item or not. More on this topic later under a future post.