Rules for Public Comment

  • Unless extended or limited by the Chairperson, the maximum time is two minutes per person. People may not "yield their time" to others. 
  • Public Comments are not allowed on any pending land-use application except during stated public hearings on that issue. 
  • Public Comments must be about matters of County concern. The Chairperson will determine whether a subject is a matter of County concern. 
  • No comment shall contain profane, obscene, abusive, threatening or slanderous content. 
  • The public may not direct questions to commissioners or staff during the Public Comment period. 
  • The Chairperson may eject anyone violating these rules from the meeting.