Rules for Speaking at Charter Review Committee Meetings
(as
adopted in the By-Laws of the Columbus Charter Review Committee)
An interested
person who requests to offer public comment at a regular meeting, should submit
the address, name, organization represented and the subject to be addressed no
later than 12:00 p.m.
on the day of the regular meeting. Individuals should either submit an
electronic copy to the [email protected] email address or
provide 14 written photocopies at the time of the
meeting.
People may also offer public comments by submitting his/her
name, address, and organization represented onsite on the day of the meeting as
time permits. Speaker Slips should be submitted no later than 5:30 p.m., but
priority is given to those who register in advance.
Public comment
must adhere to the requirements of Columbus City Code 111.12.(4) except that
the Chair or Member presiding over the meeting shall have the right to preserve
the order and decorum of
the meeting.
Public comments shall be limited to five (5) minutes, unless
waived by the Chair or temporary Chair presiding over the meeting.
The order of the public comment shall be as determined by
the Chair or temporary Chair presiding over the meeting.