The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt revised rules of procedure after debate over provisions governing public comment and closed‑meeting confidentiality.

An unidentified board member presented several proposed changes: correct a published meeting time, designate Amy Walker as board clerk instead of the county administrator, require written requests from groups wishing to address the board 10 days in advance (instead of six), distribute the agenda packet seven days before meetings (instead of four), and change certain public‑comment language from mandatory ('shall be') to encouraged. The proposals also extended the general comment period from three to five minutes per speaker and added two closed‑meeting provisions stating that closed‑meeting discussions and related documents are confidential and that no recordings of closed meetings are allowed.

Board members engaged in extended discussion over the change to the code of conduct in public comment. One member raised concerns that striking prohibitions on insulting or profane language would allow demeaning or non‑germane statements; the proposer replied that the board does not plan to police speakers’ content and framed the change around a free‑speech approach. The transcript records one explicit 'no' vote during the final roll of ayes and noes; the chair announced that the motion carried.

The board also adjusted internal timing for the clerk to signal when four minutes have passed (instead of five) and removed a provision allowing multiple citizens to combine time; the revised rules instead allow a single spokesperson to speak up to 10 minutes in limited circumstances. Amy Walker is named in the revised rules as the clerk of the board.

The procedural changes passed at the meeting and will govern how the board manages public comments, agenda distribution and closed‑session handling going forward, as recorded in the meeting transcript.