Any person desiring to be heard before the board shall submit a written request for
the floor to the village clerk not later than 2:00 p.m. On the Tuesday before any
regular meeting of the board. Requests to address the board at any other meeting of
the board shall be submitted to the village clerk at least five hours prior to such
meeting. The written request for the floor shall identify the individual desiring
to speak to the board and shall contain a brief description sufficient to identify
the subject desired to be addressed by the person requesting the floor. Such written
request to address the board shall be presented individually to the board by the presiding
officer during the course of the meeting as a regular part of the agenda. The floor
shall be accorded to the individual requesting to speak to the board for three minutes.
The chair shall call the meeting back to order by advising the individual that he
has exceeded his three minutes allotted for the presentation to the board. The presiding
officer shall require that the individual addressing the board limit himself or herself
to the issue to be addressed as it is identified in that individual's written request
for the floor. The presiding officer shall make known the total number of requests
for the floor and the nature of the subjects to be addressed by each prior to any
such presentation and the members of the board shall have the right to limit the number
of persons addressing the board at any one meeting so as to avoid repetitive presentations
or overly burdensome imposition upon the time constraints of the board meetings. The
board, by a majority vote, may limit the time available for public comment.
Except during the time allotted for public discussion and comment, no person other
than a member of the board shall address the body, unless recognized by the mayor
or at the request of a member directed to the chair. After being recognized, the person
may address the board for three minutes. The board, by majority vote, may give the
person additional time to address the board.
Public comments at committee meetings shall be at the discretion of the chairman of
the committee.
