Hearing of the Public

Public participation at Board Meetings is promoted

Submit Blue Card prior to start of meeting

Items on the Agenda:

Provide feedback, facts, opinions prior to the Board taking up action

Heard at the beginning of the meeting

Items not on the Agenda: Heard at the end of the meeting

Hearing of the Public

The Process:

Total 30 minute limit per meeting (policy BDDH & KD)

If there are more than 10 requests, time will be divided between topics

Each presenter receives 3 minutes for a single topic

Presenters will be given the floor in the order of Blue Card submissions

Board Response:

The Board is a collective body and will not respond to comments in real time

Hearing of the Public

Conduct

Be respectful of time limits as others need to have equal consideration

Public forum should be used only for public topics

Not for specific accusations or information relevant to active investigations

Specific names and situations are not appropriate

Hearing of the Public

Conduct

All comments are directed to the Board, no cross debate in the gallery

Prohibited behaviors:

Disrupting others during their speaking time

Profane, threatening, vulgar, slanderous, or abusive language