Public Comment

• Public Comment #1 - immediately following the opening of the meeting prior to Executive Session (or)
• Public Comment #2 - second public comment as it appears on the posted agenda

An individual may sign up for only one public comment offering per meeting.

Individuals wishing to participate in Public Comment must:

• Indicate the desired time slot (e.g., “1st Public Comment” or “2nd Public Comment”).  
• Sign up online by 4:00 pm the day of the meeting  and indicate the topic to be addressed (or)
• Complete and return a comment card to Krista Tipton no later than 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting and indicate the topic to be addressed.
• NOTE:  Comment forms with agenda topics stating TBD will not be accepted.

The following Rules and Restrictions apply when making Public Comment:

• Maximum of three minutes unless otherwise provided by the presiding officer.
• Speakers may not relinquish their time to another speaker.
• When necessary for effective meeting management or to accommodate large numbers of individuals wishing to address the Board, the presiding officer may make adjustments to public comment procedures, including shortening the time allotted for each speaker.
• Participants who require the assistance of a translator are permitted double the allotted time of participants who do not require the assistance of a translator.
• Out of respect for others and to ensure proper decorum, please do not reference specific individuals during the presentation, especially students; parents may reference their own child. 
• Members of the public cannot participate in the board meeting other than during the public comment time.  Any citizen disrupting the board meeting, by word or action, who does not heed warnings to stop, will be asked to leave. If necessary, the citizen(s) will be removed by law enforcement officials. 

Public Comment at special meetings shall be restricted only to comments on items listed on the meeting agenda.  This will be strictly enforced. 

FORMAL COMPLAINT POLICY
The District has a formal complaint policy that may be utilized to complain about a specific decision or action. Specific policy and areas include the following: 

•  Students/Parents -Board Policy FNG(LOCAL)
• Employee -Board Policy DGBA(LOCAL); or,
• Community Member -Board Policy GF(LOCAL).

During the formal complaint process, a complainant will not be permitted to speak about this subject/complaint in public comment.