N.H. Admin. Code § Cub 207.05

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Cub 207.05 - Conduct of a Public Forum or Subcommittee Meeting

(a) Public forums or subcommittee meetings shall be presided over by the chairperson or the chairperson's designee.

(b) The chairperson or designee shall:

(1) Call the public forum and subcommittee meeting to order;

(2) Cause a recording to be made;

(3) Cause minutes to be taken;

(4) For subcommittee meetings only, call for the approval or approval with amendments of the minutes of the previous sub-committee meeting;

(5) Request that each person wishing to speak shall place his or her name on the speakers list before the last speaker on the list has finished speaking;

(6) Recognize those who wish to be heard and establish the order in which they shall speak from a speakers list;

(7) Limit the amount of time each speaker may speak to a specific amount of time as speakers and time necessitates;

(8) Limit presentations from an interest group or organization to no more than 3 spokespersons, provided that the members of the interest group who are present may enter their names into the record as supporting the position of the group or organization;

(9) Revoke a speaker's recognition to speak for:

a.Going beyond the amount of time allowed for persons to speak on an issue or issues considering:

1. The number of persons requesting to be heard; and

2. The relevancy of the speaker's comments;

b. Refusing to provide the following information on a speaker's list provided by the board:

1. His or her full name; and

2. The name of each interest group he or she represents, if applicable;

c. Speaking or acting in an abusive or disruptive manner; or

d. Refusing to keep comments relevant to the issue or issues which are the subject of the forum or subcommittee meeting;

(10) Establish limits on the print and electronic media, as provided in Cub 207.05;

(11) Effect the removal of any person who disrupts the public forum or subcommittee meeting; and

(12) Adjourn or recess the public forum or subcommittee meeting.

(c) All persons whose names appear on the speakers list shall be afforded an opportunity to speak at the public forum or subcommittee meeting within the limits on public participation provided in Cub 207.04.

(d) Listed speakers may elect to submit written testimony in lieu of oral testimony.

(e) The chairperson shall recess and reconvene a public forum or subcommittee meeting at a later date if the number of speakers exceeds the allotted time for the public forum or subcommittee meeting.

N.H. Admin. Code § Cub 207.05

#8570-B, eff 2-18-06; ss by #10006, eff 9-22-11

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 37, Filed September 12, 2019, Proposed by #12857-A, Effective 8/23/2019.