UINTAH SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY ACTION REVIEW

 

1st Reading           

9/11/07

New

 

2nd Reading

9/25/07

Revised

X

Approved

9/25/07

Substitute

 

 

 

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 County School Board.

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 School District. Such charges or complaints shall be presented to the supervisor of the employee 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