Policy on Public Participation

All meetings of the Board and Board-appointed committees are open to the public.

For the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, public participation is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes per meeting and to items listed on the meeting agenda.  Persons wishing to address the Board must be physically present and complete the sign-in sheet provided at the meeting, including their name and topic, before being recognized.  Each speaker must state their name and address when recognized.  Each speaker is allotted a maximum of 5 minutes of total speaking time.  No speaker may speak a second time.  If the 30-minute time limit is reached before all registered speakers have had an opportunity to speak, the Board may extend the public participation period by a majority vote of the trustees present and voting.  Persons wishing to address the Board for more than 5 minutes should follow the Board’s established procedure for requesting placement on a regular meeting agenda.

Agendas are available to all those who attend Board meetings. The section on the agenda for public participation shall be indicated. Noted at the bottom of each agenda shall be a short paragraph outlining the Board's policy on public participation at Board meetings. 

A printable version of this policy can be found below.