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Public Comment Period Guidelines

1. All speakers will be required to pre-register, stating in part, their name, address and the topic to be addressed.

2. Speakers will be required to speak only to the subject for which they have registered.

3. Speakers will be encouraged, but not required, to provide written comments for the record, either before or at the time of speaking.

4. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes will be allotted for a public comment period, unless that period is extended by the Board of Directors. Each speaker will be limited to five (5) minutes or a lesser time as the Chairman determines necessary to accommodate all speakers who have registered.

Public Hearing Guidelines

1. All speakers will be encouraged, but are not required, to pre-register. In any case, at the beginning of any speaker's presentation he shall state his name and full address.

2. Speakers will be required to speak only to the subject of the public hearing.

3. Speakers will be encouraged, but are not required, to provide written comments for the record, either before or at the time of speaking.

4. Each speaker will be limited to five (5) minutes. Multiple speakers having the same position on a topic will be encouraged to select one speaker to represent their opinion.