Board extends public-comment time, requests special meeting after June 23 to finalize consolidation agenda

During procedural items, the committee debated whether to enforce a strict three-minute public-comment rule or to exercise discretion for formal presenters. The board discussed fairness to speakers who prepared proposals and the open-meetings requirements that set time limits. After discussion, members moved and adopted a voice vote to change the public-comment limit to five minutes with discretion to allow near-complete presenters to finish.

Later in the meeting a board member recommended that the superintendent call a special board meeting immediately following the June 23 committee-of-the-whole session so the board can finalize consolidation decisions without further delay. The board attorney advised that any agenda item that contemplates closures must list the specific schools under consideration and be sufficiently detailed so the public and staff can prepare for potential scenarios. Committee members agreed to ask the superintendent to add a school-specific consolidation item to the June 23 agenda so a special-call meeting could follow.

No formal votes closing any schools were recorded during this session; the motions taken altered the meeting schedule and public-comment rules and directed staff to prepare detailed materials for upcoming meetings.