Keep public at head of line - SacBee LTE

Re "City Council isn't out to curb public's input" (Another View, Aug. 29): The Sacramento County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the City Council advising them we strongly oppose moving the public comment period from the start of meetings to the end of meetings.

Council meetings not infrequently can run several hours and will preclude those members of the public who rely upon public transit or have other commitments from having the opportunity to voice their grievances and concerns to their elected representatives.

We assume members of the council, including Sandy Sheedy, would be anxious to hear from as many as possible of their constituents in a public forum.

– James Updegraff, Chairman
Sacramento County Chapter, ACLU

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/04/3004821/letters-to-the-editor.html#ixzz...