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Lake Worth ISD agenda lays out public-comment rules; translator-accompanied speakers receive doubled time
Summary
The agenda for the May 6 Lake Worth ISD meeting instructs that public speakers who signed up may speak for up to five minutes, that translator-accompanied speakers' time will be doubled as required by law, and that comments must pertain to District business; complaint procedures are available on the district website.
The Lake Worth ISD Special Board Meeting agenda details public-comment procedures for the May 6 meeting: members of the public who signed up to speak in advance may do so for up to five minutes, and "for any member of the public who is accompanied by a translator, your time will be doubled as required by law."
The agenda emphasizes that comments should pertain to District business and reminds the public that the Board may not discuss or act upon matters not posted on the agenda. It also points members of the public to the district website for the Board's policies and procedures on public comment and filing complaints (www.lwisd.org). The agenda does not list the names of public commenters or the number who signed up.
