The liberal majority on the Anchorage Assembly is moving forward with yet another restriction on public participation, with a new rule that would allow the chair to block individuals from testifying more than once per quarter.
The proposed change, which is embedded in a broader package of procedural rules, states:
“If the person requesting an appearance has submitted multiple appearance requests within a 90-day period, the chair may, at their discretion, limit the speaker to one appearance every quarter. The clerk shall provide written notice to the speaker on behalf of the chair prior to denying a request pursuant to this subsection.”…