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Newburgh board tables change to public-comment rules after debate over timing, naming and legal risk
Summary
The Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education discussed proposed revisions to Policy 12-30 on public comment — including increasing speaker time to five minutes and moving nonagenda comments earlier — but voted to send the policy back to the policy committee for more work.
The Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education discussed proposed revisions to Policy 12-30, which would increase individual public-comment time from three to five minutes and shift nonagenda comments to an earlier point in meetings, then voted to send the item back to the policy committee for further review. Board President John Duray introduced the changes and described them as an effort to make meetings more community-focused. The item was not adopted. After a period of discussion and legal clarification, the board voted to table the proposal and return it to the policy committee for additional revision and consideration at a future…
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