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McGuffey board debates public‑comment limits and forms policy committee to draft changes
Summary
Board members discussed consolidating public‑comment periods, choosing a uniform time limit (options ranged from 5–7 minutes to untimed), and agreed to form a three‑member policy committee to draft proposed revisions to policy 006 and related public‑participation language.
McGuffey School District board members debated changes to meeting procedures on Oct. 17, focusing on whether to combine the two public‑comment periods and whether to impose a single time limit for all comments.
At the committee session, Monique Fry, a board member who proposed revisions, told colleagues the policy had not been updated since 2012 and said longer review time and clearer public participation procedures would benefit both the board and the community. She said the district should make materials available earlier and consider a separate public‑participation policy rather than embedding…
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