'It is vitally important that citizens are able to address elected officials to share their concerns and opinions.'
It is vitally important that citizens are able to address elected officials to share their concerns and opinions. Those of us privileged to serve in office need to hear from the people we represent so that we can better act in their interest. In Arizona, any elected body can add a segment for public comment to their meeting agendas.
The Board places no limits on the total amount of time allotted for public comment. In this regard, we differ from every other elected body in our area. The cities and towns, school districts and Pima Community College have policies that define the amount of time devoted to public comments. Although not listed in our current policies, the three-minute time limit for each speaker has been the standard for our board and previous boards. We have not previously limited the total amount of time, nor have we cut individual time based on a large number of speakers. Recent conduct by those signing up to speak at our meetings has demonstrated the need for these proposed rules.
This sort of organized use of Call to the Public is not new. The previous board, when it was considering taking Operation Stonegarden grant funds, often saw their public comment periods dominated by opponents of the county taking these monies. Again, groups have the right to speak to the Board in large numbers, but we have the right to restrict the efforts of any one group to monopolize this time.
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