Public Participation at Supervisors Meetings Policy

<p>Lafayette Soil &amp; Water Conservation District</p>

<p>Public Participation at Supervisors Meetings Policy</p>

<p>To provide for full and open communication between the public and the Lafayette Soil &amp; Water Conservation District Supervisors, the Supervisors authorize the following avenues for the exchange of information, ideas and opinions.</p>

<p><strong>Period of Public Comment</strong></p>

<p>Any member of the public or staff who wishes address the Supervisors may do so by completing a Supervisors Meeting Participation Request Form.&nbsp; Comments will be limited to 5-10 minutes per participant.&nbsp; Public Comments will be accepted in the order in which they are received.&nbsp; If the Public Comments portion of the agenda is full, the Supervisors reserve the right to reschedule comments to the next regular meeting.&nbsp; The Supervisors reserve the right to waive formalities in emergency situations.</p>

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<p><strong>Written Correspondence</strong></p>

<p>Written correspondence may be directed to the Supervisors, through the District Manager, for consideration at a meeting (must be received by the 15th of the month).&nbsp; Copies of all correspondence directed to the Supervisors will be made available to all Supervisors.&nbsp; Statements of (2) pages or less are recommended or a Public Participation at Supervisors Meeting form may be completed.</p>

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<p><strong>Agenda Items</strong></p>

<p>Any member of the public or staff who wishes to have an item placed on the agenda will present the request in writing to the District Manager.&nbsp; The request must be presented by the 15th of the month to be scheduled at the monthly Supervisors meeting. Statements of (2) pages or less are recommended or a Public Participation at Supervisors Meeting form may be completed.&nbsp; The item will be appropriately placed on the agenda.&nbsp; The Supervisors reserve the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the number of items to be considered, the number of spokespersons and the speaking time (usually 20-30 minutes per agenda item) of the spokespersons appearing before the Supervisors.&nbsp; If the meeting agenda is full, the Supervisors reserve the right to reschedule an item to the next regular meeting.&nbsp; The Supervisors may refuse to address an issue that has not gone through the appropriate procedure.&nbsp; The Supervisors reserve the right to waive formalities in emergency situations.</p>

<p>Adopted 11/20/2018</p>