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1st |
9/11/07 |
New |
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2nd |
9/25/07 |
Revised |
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Approved |
9/25/07 |
Substitute |
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002.0720 PUBLIC APPEARANCES AT BOARD MEETINGS
REVISES POLICY 002.0720
PUBLIC APPEARANCES AT BOARD MEETINGS (LAST APPROVED 3/12/96)
1.0 The Board of Education
welcomes all persons interested in any or all matters related to the schools at
public meetings of the
2.0 The Board may set aside
some time for patron input during a public Board meeting. During patron input,
any individual or group may be heard on any subject within the jurisdiction of
the Board and not inconsistent with this policy.
3.0 Persons wishing to be
placed on the agenda to communicate with the Board at a public Board meeting or
must make a request to the Superintendent two (2) weeks in advance of the Board
meeting. The Superintendent and Board President consider and set the items for
inclusion on the agendas. The Board has full discretion to determine its
agendas.
4.0 During the discussion of
an item on the agenda, the President of the Board may call on individuals to
answer questions, or make a statement, or give input.
5.0 Any discussion by an
individual or group may be limited in time at the discretion of the President
of the Board.
6.0 It shall be in order for
members of the Board to interrupt a speaker at any time to ask questions in
order to clarify the discussion.
7.0 No person shall present
orally or discuss at any Board meeting complaints against individual employees or
Board Members of the or,
the Superintendent, or the Board of Education President in writing and shall be
signed by the person or persons making the charge or complaint. All written
complaints shall be forwarded to the Superintendent or Board of Education
President and investigated prior to being considered by the Board of Education.
Once investigated, complaints will be dealt with in accordance with state
statute and school policy.
8.0 Individuals or groups
making presentations to the Board shall be courteous. Boisterous conduct and
remarks which are discourteous, abusive, profane or obscene will not be
tolerated. The President of the Board may terminate the right of any speaker to
continue if he/she violates this regulation.
9.0 If a person obstructs,
interferes with, or disrupts a legal meeting, the Board President will ask the
individual to be excused. If the individual refuses, local law enforcement will
be called to assist.
10.0
A
person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor by disrupting a meeting if, intending
to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, he obstructs or interferes with the
meeting by physical action, verbal utterance, or any other means. UCA
76-9-103