Board Policy BED(LOCAL) sets out the requirements for Public Comments and Public Address portions of meeting.  The Public Comment Portion of a meeting, involving non-agenda items, is only available at Regular Board Meetings, while the Public Address Portion involving posted open meeting agenda items, will be available at every Board Meeting.

There will be separate sign-in sheets for both types of public participation at Regular Meetings, and both must be filled out by no later than five (5) minutes before the scheduled start of a meeting.  If a person does not do so, they will not be permitted to participate.  Both types of sign-in sheets will be placed on a podium in the Professional Development Center located at 1908 Winans Road, San Antonio, Texas 78234.

At Special or Called Board Meetings, there will only be a sign-up sheet for addressing the Board about open meeting Agenda items, and this must be filled out by no later than five (5) minutes before the scheduled start of a meeting if a person wishes to address the Board on an open meeting Agenda item.