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Posted By CarolR11 on 10/28/2012 10:48 AM
We do it as advised by Tim & Bruce. But, like Fred, we've moved topics to the very top of the agenda when it's obvious there's a lot of community interest, and no reason to make them sit through the required but boring stuff.
I was at a school board meeting for a community college. They asked if there were comments on certain items to assess what should be addressed first. I've also attended a meeting where there was a sign in sheet for people who wished to speak and you were also asked to give the topic you wished to speak on. This way if it was something not on the agenda, then it would not result in any change of agenda order. If it was, then either the item would be moved or the comment would be held until just before the topic on the agenda.
As I was invited to speak on a topic and I also allowed to be part of the committee discussion.