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GRANGE COUNTY BGARD OF CGMMISSIGNERS ACTIGN AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March ~5, 20~ ~ Action Agenda Item No. ~- SUBJECT: Process Regarding the Board Addressing a Request from the Public to Place an Item an a Re ular Board Meetin A enda DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTAGHMENT~S~: Excerpt from February 8, 20 ~ ~ Draft BCCC Minutes INFgRMATiGN CC~NTAGT: Clerk's office, 245-2 ~ 30 PURPOSE: To approve a process regarding the Board addressing a request from the public to place an item on a regular Board meeting agenda. BACKGROUND: At its February 8, 20~ ~ work session, the Board discussed a process regarding the Board addressing a request from the public to place an item on a regular Board meeting agenda. The excerpt from February 8, 20~ ~ DRAFT minutes is attached. Based on Board discussion at the meeting, staff proposes that the following language be incorporated into the agenda facesheet for regular Board meetings and into the Board's Rules of Procedure as appropriate: Public Comments -Matters Not on the Printed Agenda Peti~ians/Resoiu~ions/Proclamaiions and other similar requests submi~~ed by tl~e pubiic wi11 r~o~ be aged upon by the Board of Commissioners at tl~e time presented. All such requests wilt be referred for Chair/Vice Chair/Manager review and for recommendations to the full Board at a later date regarding a~ consideration of the request at a future regular Board meeting; or b} receipt of the request as information only. Submittal of information to the Board or receipt of information by the Board does not constitute approval, endorsement, or consent. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECaMMENDATIGN~S}: The Manager recommends the Board approve the incorporation of the language above into the agenda facesheet far regular Board meetings and into the Board's Rules of Procedure as appropriate.