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Citizens who want to speak to the Committee are invited to do so during the public comment section of the meeting agenda. A person or representative of a group or organization intending to speak shall be required to sign up on a form provided by the Committee prior to the beginning of the meeting. On the day of the Committee meeting, the sign-up sheet for public comment shall be available in the board room (Arapahoe Room, District 60 Administration Building) between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. The person signing up shall give the subject to be addressed, his or her name, address and telephone number and if applicable, the group or organization the person represents. The number of speakers is limited to ten.
No person shall be permitted to sign up for another person nor shall anyone be permitted to exchange time or yield time to another. At the beginning of the "public comments" section, speakers will be called by the Committee chair in the order in which they are listed on the sign-in sheet.
The following guidelines shall be observed:
- Speakers shall limit their comments to three minutes, five minutes if the number of speakers is fewer than 5, unless the time limit is waived by a majority vote of the Committee members present.
- No charges or complaints against individual district employees should be made. Such charges or complaints must be sent in writing and signed to the Board or superintendent in accordance with Board policy.
- Remarks that discriminate against anyone or adversely reflect upon the race, color, sex (which includes marital status), sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, disability or need for special education services shall be considered out of order and may end the speaker’s privilege to address the Committee.
- Defamatory or abusive remarks or profanity shall not be tolerated.
- If more than one person wishes to speak on the same topic, the new speaker shall be limited to providing new information only.
- The Committee members and advisors may ask questions of the speaker to better understand the comments made.
- If the Committee feels further action is necessary, the Committee will consult with the superintendent for appropriate action.
- The Committee shall not take formal action on any concern or request at the time of the speaker's presentation.