Columbia Board of Education holds first meeting with new public comment policy

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Board of Education will hold its biweekly meeting with its new public comment policy Monday night.

The meeting is 6:30 p.m. at the Neil C. Aslin District Administration Building.

The district said these changes are reflective of new laws passed by the state legislature last session. The district also wants its public comment process to align more with other government agencies, such as the Columbia City Council. 

The board approved the updated policy Sept. 12, in a 5-2 vote.

Those who would like to make a public comment during a meeting will have to submit a request by completing the public comment registration process. 

Registration can be completed online, in person or over the phone and comment registration is available up to 3 p.m. on a meeting day.

Thirty minutes will be designated for public comment at the meeting. People are limited to three minutes each and are only allowed to comment once during a meeting.

Under the policy, if a person comments at three meetings in a row, they are not allowed to comment at the next two meetings.