Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2 § 1975.520

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1975.520 - Guidelines

a) The Authority shall post the schedule of regular meetings on the website at the beginning of each calendar year in accordance with Section 2.02 of OMA.

b) The Authority shall post each regular meeting agenda on the website no later than 48 hours prior to each regular meeting in accordance with Section 2.02 of OMA.

c) Notices and agendas for rescheduled and reconvened regular meetings, special meetings and emergency meetings shall be posted on the website in accordance with Section 2.02 of OMA.

d) Commentors shall make a written request to address the members, via email to the Director, no later than 24 hours prior to a regular meeting, rescheduled or reconvened regular meeting, or special meeting. The Director's email address is located on the website. Any such request must include the name and business address of the individual wishing to speak, the name of the organization or group to be represented, if any, and a summary of the public comments.

e) Commentors to emergency meetings are requested to submit to the Director, as soon as practicable prior to the emergency meeting, a written request to address the members. Any such request must include the name and business address of the individual wishing to speak, the name of the organization or group to be represented, if any, and a summary of the public comments.

f) Within a reasonable amount of time prior to each meeting, the Authority will provide a sign-up sheet for all commentors. Each commentor will be requested to provide his or her name and contact information and the topic to be addressed.

g) A maximum of 30 minutes at the beginning of each meeting will be set aside for commentors.

h) Each commentor shall be allowed to speak for three minutes.

i) When more than three commentors desire to comment on the same topic, the Chairman may direct the group of commentors to designate representatives so as not to exceed three commentors for each topic.

j) Commentors are encouraged to limit their public comments to those germane to the specific matters listed on the agenda.

k) Commentors are required to conduct themselves in a professional manner prior to, during and after the meeting.

l) A commentor who did not request the opportunity to provide public comments prior to a certain meeting, in accordance with subsection (d), and still desires to provide public comments at the meeting must also sign in prior to the meeting in accordance with subsection (f). However, the members may, in their sole discretion, decide to recognize or not recognize that commentor.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 1975.520

Adopted at 42 Ill. Reg. 7687, effective 4/11/2018.