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School board restores five in-person alternates to public-comment sign-up after debate
Summary
The New Hanover County Schools Board during a work session debated changes to its call-to-audience procedures — including grouping speakers, online lottery use and moving public comment to the end of meetings — and voted 7–0 to add five in-person alternates to the sign-up list.
The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education on April 16 debated several changes to its call-to-audience procedures and voted unanimously to restore five in-person alternates to the public-comment sign-up list.
Board Chair Melissa Mason opened a broad discussion about whether groups of speakers should be consolidated and how the board manages sign-ups. Members disagreed on whether the board should prioritize first-time speakers, use an online lottery, allow people to cede (“seed”) time to another speaker, or move the public-comment period to the end of meetings.
Board member Pat Bradford said she wanted more variety in voices and proposed giving priority to…
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