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GOBOC approves minutes and its annual report after debate over public‑comment wording
Summary
The committee approved the minutes from July 17, 2017, and, after discussion and minor edits to a cover letter, approved the GOBOC annual report to the mayor and Board of Supervisors by voice vote (committee counted five ayes).
During agenda Item 3, a committee member (speaker 2) moved to approve the minutes of the July 17, 2017 meeting; the motion was seconded (speaker 5). The chair invited public comment; seeing none, the committee proceeded with a voice vote and the minutes were approved.
Later, under Item B (GOBOK annual report for fiscal year 2016–17), members reviewed an updated draft cover letter and debated whether to reinsert a paragraph characterizing public comment (one member reported frequent negative comments from a small set of regular speakers). Committee members exchanged views on whether that language was appropriate for the annual report; after discussion the committee accepted edits and a member (speaker 2) moved to approve the annual report as amended, a motion seconded by speaker 6. The chair called for public comment before the vote; seeing none the committee took a voice vote and counted five ayes. The chair then concluded the meeting.
