2.4 Public Participation at Trustee Meetings

2.4.1 Visitors

The Wadsworth Public Library Board of Trustees encourages residents to share their
views. The Board agenda includes time at the beginning of each meeting for comments.
In order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the scheduled agenda in an
effective and efficient fashion, a maximum of 30 minutes of public participation will be
permitted at the beginning of each meeting.

Prior to the call to order, all visitors are required to sign in and to indicate if they wish to
speak. Those visitors who have indicated a desire to speak will be recognized in the order
in which they signed in.

Each speaker is given three (3) minutes to share her/his views regarding Library business
with the Board or Committee. If several persons wish to speak, each will be allotted three
(3) minutes until the total public participation time of 30 minutes is used. No person may
speak more than once per meeting.

If a resident wishes to share additional comments, she/he may schedule an appointment
with the Library Director, who will then present a summary of that meeting either to the
appropriate Committee of the Board or to the Board of Trustees.

2.4.2 Trustees

The Board President or Committee Chairperson recognizes each registered speaker. The trustees listen and do not interact with the speakers. The Board president or Committee Chairperson introduces each speaker and keeps track of the time. 

adopted: 7/19/1993 | revised 3/21/1994, 7/17/2000, 9/20/2004, 1/1/2018