Title:
REVISED - Public Appearance
Summary
ACTION:
Hear from citizens desiring to speak on items not appearing on the agenda:
1. Fran Holoman & Collaborative Student Support Team at Walter G. Byers School (Group) Topic: Impact on families living in hotels during large events such as CIAA/NBA All-Star weekend
2. Marques Fitch (Group); Topic: Heart Awareness Month
3. Alan Winninger Topic: MCSO - Non-warrants on the active warrants page
4. Merel Devaney Topic: Request referendum decreasing the sales tax on feminine hygiene products
5. Eric Anderson Topic: (2019 Assessment) Equitable assessment
Staff Contact: Janice S. Paige, Clerk to the Board
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Public Appearance is the time during the Board's Regular meeting that citizens are allowed to speak on matters not appearing on the agenda.
Members of the public who appear during the public appearance portion of a regular meeting may discuss any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board of Commissioners except for the following types of matters:
a) a matter which appears on the agenda of that meeting of the Board;
b) a matter which concerns the candidacy of any person for public office, including the candidacy of the person appearing before the Board;
c) a request that the Board consider funding a certain program or activity, either from the current budget, or by inclusion in a future budget (such requests would be made at the Board’s annual budget public hearing).
The time limit for speaking is three (3) minutes, unless there are four (4) or more speakers who wish to speak concerning the same matter, in which case, all persons wishing to speak on the same matter will be considered a group and given a total of ten (10) minutes. The Board reserves the right to alter these rules on a case by case basis as necessary for the efficient and effective conduct of business.
Members of the Board will not engage in dialogue with public appearance speake...
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