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Fond du Lac board coalesces on 2.5-minute public-comment limit, sends policy for first reading
Summary
At a workshop after its April 27 meeting, the Fond du Lac School District Board discussed changes to its public-comment policy and reached consensus to present a 2.5-minute-per-speaker limit for non-agenda remarks as a first-reading policy change; the board kept a 5-minute window for agenda items and will schedule formal readings.
The Fond du Lac School District Board of Education moved on April 27 to advance revisions to its public-comment policy after a workshop debate about time limits and registration.
Board members spent more than an hour weighing options for balancing open public input with meeting efficiency. The chair opened the workshop by noting the district had reviewed other districts' practices and suggested options ranging from two-minute limits to maintaining the current five-minute rule for speakers on agenda items.
Antonio Godfrey, a board member, urged stricter limits…
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