Meeting Participation Policy

Policy for public participation at Select Board Meetings:

Public participation policy – Select Board

1. Meetings shall be conducted following OPEN MEETING LAW 30A, § 20

2. Appointments with the Board will automatically be allotted 10 minutes each to address the issue

     a. If you feel you will need more time to make your statement please contact the office to make an appropriate time adjustment at least 24 hours in advance.

3. During the Public Access portion;

     a. Comments will be limited to 5 minutes per topic, per person.

     b. no questions will be answered directly at the meeting by the Board nor will any deep discussion be broached.

     c. questions posed will be addressed at a future meeting when the topic can be properly posted and an answer can be provided once proper research has been done.

4. Proper polite respectful behavior will be required of all participants.  If at any time voices are raised, that party will be asked to leave the room.