(A) In accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2.06(g), any person attending a public meeting of any Village board, committee, subcommittee or commission shall be permitted to address the public officials during the public comment period, which shall be reserved for each meeting, subject to the following rules.
(B) Public comment participation rules.
(1) A period of time not to exceed 30 minutes will be devoted to public comment at each meeting, unless the public officials, by a majority vote at the meeting, agree to allow the public comment period to exceed 30 minutes for that particular meeting.
(2) Public comment for each individual who desires to address the public body shall be limited to 3 minutes per person per meeting. The public officials may, by a majority vote at the meeting, agree to allow the per person public comment session to exceed 3 minutes for a particular topic or a particular meeting.
(3) Each person who desires to address the public body shall contact the Village Clerk or secretary of the public body prior to the start of the meeting and provide their name, address and topic on which they wish to speak.
(4) Each person shall state their name and address to the public body at the start of his or her public comment session.
(5) Each person may provide pre-prepared copies of his or her public comments to the public body prior to, during or after his or her public comment session.
(6) A group of 3 or more individuals speaking on the same topic are asked to designate a single spokesperson to present the group's public comments.
(7) Public comment at all public meetings of Village boards, committees, subcommittees and commissions shall be entertained on any subject matter.
(8) Members of the public body will not respond to the public comments at the public meeting, unless directed by the Village President or Chair of the public body. The Village President or Chair, or his/her designee, will respond to the public comments, as he or she deems appropriate, and may direct the person to the appropriate Village official or staff member for assistance.
(9) Abusive, foul or other inappropriate language or conduct and/or personal attacks are not permitted.
(10) The Village President or Chair has the authority to terminate the public comment session of any person who fails to adhere to these Rules.
(Ord. CO-2010-26, passed 12-21-2010)