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Board declines immediate adoption of proposed public-participation rule changes; asks staff to revise and return
Summary
A motion to adopt amendments to Policy 801 (public participation) failed; trustees asked staff to rework language after discussing speaker rules, "speaking for another" limits and consent-session procedures.
The Volusia County School Board considered advertised amendments to Policy 801 (public participation) and declined to adopt the changes at the Sept. 9 meeting. Board discussion focused on a proposed restriction that would treat a person speaking on behalf of another as using that speaker's single allotted comment time.
Board attorney Dr. Gilbert Evans summarized the advertised change and said it reflected a board direction from earlier meetings: "With the revisions of the policy, every member of the public will still have the opportunity to speak to the board," and he added the proposed language would count speaking on…
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