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Board discusses clarifying public-comment rule; adds majority-vote prorating language
Summary
Board members proposed explicit language allowing the district to prorate public-comment time by majority vote, and clarified that public hearings are not subject to the three-minute allotment for general public input.
Pasco County School District board members reviewed proposed edits to Policy 169.1 on public input, agreeing to add a clear majority‑vote trigger to prorate speakers' time when signups exceed allotted minutes.
Board members said the change is intended to make explicit an existing practice. “So what if I say public input may be, upon a majority vote of the board, prorated evenly,” said Speaker 1, who proposed the…
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