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Mercer Island board asks staff to rewrite public-comment rules, keeps 3-minute limit
Summary
Directors discussed changes to the district's public participation policy, including civility rules, a 3-minute per-speaker limit, student exemptions and online signup procedures, and asked staff to return with a draft policy and a revised opening script.
The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors spent the bulk of a special meeting reviewing its public-participation rules and asked staff to draft a revised policy and a new meeting script for board review.
Board President called the special meeting to order and the board approved the meeting agenda by voice vote (5-0). Directors then discussed the district's existing public-input statement, which several members said had not been substantially updated since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the meeting directors focused on several recurring issues: whether public comment should be limited to items on the agenda or remain open to any…
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