tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post4655103661919980878..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: Public meetings, not pep ralliesChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-23686028076666791202015-06-23T17:10:06.325-05:002015-06-23T17:10:06.325-05:00Nero fiddles while Rome burns perhaps?
Sadly, dur...Nero fiddles while Rome burns perhaps?<br /><br />Sadly, during a period of painful budget cuts, the board has spent money on trying to cut opportunities for public comment.Mary Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-58581243929942790002015-06-23T15:01:56.674-05:002015-06-23T15:01:56.674-05:00Mary -- I agree. But I can't get too worked u...Mary -- I agree. But I can't get too worked up over that portion of the proposal. Still shaking my head, though, that any board members think this issue is worth even a fraction of the time they've invested in it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-1869504321044675222015-06-23T14:55:23.360-05:002015-06-23T14:55:23.360-05:00One way to not make everyone wait around to speak ...One way to not make everyone wait around to speak at a specific agenda item would be to add the ability to speak on a specific agenda item to the initial public comment time in addition to permitting those who want to speak at the time of the agenda item to speak then. This would not take away any current rights community members have (as the currently proposed policy unfortunately does) but would build more flexibility into the entire public comment policy.<br /><br />This would also continue to permit TV viewers who may not watch the whole meeting to see at least some of the comments on agenda items when a hot issue comes up (e.g. closing a school or voting on a bond).Mary Murphynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-34619352766765221212015-06-23T14:55:12.732-05:002015-06-23T14:55:12.732-05:00One way to not make everyone wait around to speak ...One way to not make everyone wait around to speak at a specific agenda item would be to add the ability to speak on a specific agenda item to the initial public comment time in addition to permitting those who want to speak at the time of the agenda item to speak then. This would not take away any current rights community members have (as the currently proposed policy unfortunately does) but would build more flexibility into the entire public comment policy.<br /><br />This would also continue to permit TV viewers who may not watch the whole meeting to see at least some of the comments on agenda items when a hot issue comes up (e.g. closing a school or voting on a bond).Mary Murphynoreply@blogger.com