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Board amends policy to allow electronic sign-up the day before meetings and extends public‑comment window
Summary
Trustees revised board policy KCA to add an electronic sign-up option for public comment that opens the day before meetings and approved an amended public‑comment window of 1 hour 15 minutes for night meetings; amendment passed on roll call and the amended policy was adopted by the board.
The Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees voted to revise board policy KCA to create an option for speakers to sign up electronically and to align the sign‑up window between committee and regular board meetings.
Under the approved revision, electronic registration for regular nighttime meetings will open the day before the meeting (trustees amended the draft to specify a start time of 3 p.m. the day before). The board also approved an amendment to extend the public‑comment window on night meetings from one hour to one hour and 15 minutes.
Trustees debated logistics (can the system open automatically or will staff need to activate it), equitable access for constituents who lack regular technology access, and whether the extension would materially affect meeting length. The amendment to open electronic registration the day before and extend the comment window passed on a roll‑call vote; the amended policy was then approved in a subsequent roll‑call vote.
Roll‑call votes during the meeting showed the amendment passed (9 yes, 1 no) and the amended policy passed (10 yes, 0 no). Administration staff committed to follow up with ETS and the district webmaster about implementation and to provide details to trustees about the mechanics of the electronic sign‑up.
