Public Comment Guidelines and Rules of Decorum

Questioned how public comment timing aligns with the Sunshine Act and raised concerns about enforcement and speaking limits.

Urged the board to keep public comment at the beginning of meetings and questioned why the rules were being changed.

Cautioned against giving the chair unlimited authority to defer public comment on specific issues indefinitely.

Argued that public comment should remain at the start of meetings because speaking in public is stressful, especially for first-timers.