Public Participation at Board Meetings
All meetings of the Greenville City Board of Education, as well as Board-appointed committee meetings, will be open to the public.
Any citizen who wishes to have a matter placed on the Board of Education meeting agenda may submit a request in writing to the Superintendent of Schools, President of the Board or Treasurer prior to the opening of the meeting. All requests shall state the identity of the individual and the nature of the matter to be presented.
In order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, the Board may establish a maximum time period for public participation. No person may speak twice until all who desire to speak have had the opportunity to do so.
The following procedure will be the normal time allotted for public participation:
a maximum of three minutes per individual
a maximum of 30 minutes total duration
Note: The Board President may alter the above procedure upon evaluation of the circumstances.