Aurora council sets new rules for public comments, can now shut down meetings

AURORA | After months of heated council meetings with outbursts and lack of decorum from members of the public, Aurora City Council have imposed new restrictions for public comment.

Two city council members, Stephanie Hancock and Danielle Jurinsky, were successful in limiting open comment from the public, even allowing the city council to shut down meetings and make them virtual.

“We’re not trying to eliminate public invited to be heard,” Hancock said. “What we’re asking is for respect and decorum, which continually is violated here.”…

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