At its May 7th meeting, the Apopka City Council voted 4-1 to approve Resolution 2025-19, restoring public comments to earlier in the meeting as they had been under Resolution 2016-16.
In August 2024, Mayor Bryan Nelson removed the public comments from their usual position early in the City Council meeting to the end after the Mayor’s Report. He also turned off the live feed.
At the September 4th meeting, Commissioner Nick Nesta made a motion to restore public comments to their usual position, and broadcast them on the City’s YouTube page as it has for years. Vice Mayor Diane Velazquez seconded the motion, but Commissioners Nadia Anderson and Alexander Smith joined Nelson in voting against it, defeating the motion 3-2…