BY REBECCA POWELL | THE COLORADOAN
Fort Collins City Council will decide whether to change the way public participation is handled in future meetings during a special meeting Monday.
City staff says the proposed changes are meant to deal with disruptive crowds or high volumes of public comment that impede city business, but groups who have been prominent fixtures at council meetings say the new proposal limits public input and undermines transparent government and responsiveness.
At the March 18 special meeting, which will start at 5 p.m. at City Hall, council members will consider proposed changes that would give them the ability to: