RULE 15: ORDER OF BUSINESS
The regular order of business of the Board shall be:
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag
Oral Communications from the
Public
Board/Staff Reports
Special Presentations
Public Hearings
Action Items
Informational Items
Closed Session Items
Adjournment
This regular order of
business may be changed by the Chair upon approval by the Board. Consent Calendar items pulled for
separate consideration may be deferred to the end of the meeting or to a future
meeting.
RULE 18: PROCESS
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS,
PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
At each meeting (during the
period provided for Oral Communications only) the Chair shall afford
individuals the opportunity to speak for not more than three (3) minutes on (1)
any matter not listed on the agenda, (2) any matter on the agenda listed on the
consent calendar, and (3) any matter on the agenda listed as an informational
item or staff report. The Chair may, in
the interest of facilitating the business of the Board, and avoidance of
repetition, limit the amount of time for individuals to address the Board. The Chair may close public comment at any
time restricting further discussion to the Board level unless a majority of the
Board wishes to hear from other persons.
All questions of staff from the public and Board shall be addressed to
the Chair. Responses shall ordinarily
be made only after the matter has been closed to the public.
Any item will be pulled from the Consent
Calendar for separate consideration at the request of a member of the public,
or a member of the Board. Following
adoption of the remaining Consent Calendar items, staff will give a brief
presentation on the pulled item. The person who requested that the item be
pulled may then speak briefly to the issue.
The public will also be allowed to comment. If controversy develops, the item may be deferred to the end of
the meeting or to a future meeting.
RULE 19: LIMITATIONS ON BOARD/STAFF REPORTS
Presentations by Board or staff shall be
made under the Board/Staff Report portion of each regular meeting agenda only
for matters, which have been specified in advance on, that published meeting
notice. No more than two (2) reports by
the same Board member shall be placed on a single meeting agenda without prior
consent of the Chair. Unless authorized
by the Chair, Board presentations shall not exceed five (5) minutes. The Chair, with consensus of the Board, may
defer some or all specified Board reports until after the Board has taken
action on any Deferred Consent Calendar Items has considered Action
Items in the interest of facilitating the business of the Board, or as a
courtesy to members of the public desiring to participate in Public Hearings or
other Action Items which are also on the meeting agenda.
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