Urbandale Community School District: School Board Meetings: How To Attend & Procedure To Request Public Comment

Press release from the Urbandale Community School District:

February 16th, 2021

How To Attend School Board Meetings
All School Board meetings are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. To join the virtual meetings being held via Zoom Webinar, please visit the Simbli site, select “Meetings” and select the “Meeting Title” of the meeting you would like to attend. The Zoom Webinar invite information is included for each virtual meeting. Please note, we have a maximum capacity of 500 attendees for the Zoom Webinar so if you are not requesting to make a public comment and would like to view the meeting, we encourage you to view the meeting on our district YouTube Channel where we’ll be livestreaming the meeting.

Procedure For Public Comment During School Board Meeting
Citizens wishing to address the Board on a certain agenda item must notify the Board Secretary, Mary Beth Fast, prior to the board meeting (fastm@urbandaleschools.com).

The following procedures will be followed for individuals to address the Board of Directors at meetings:

• Any person wishing to address the Board must inform the Board Secretary prior to the meeting (by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting) giving their name, address, and subject to be discussed and comments they wish to share. If the subject is already listed as an agenda item, the Board may allow the person to speak at the time the item comes up at the meeting; otherwise the person may address the Board during Open Forum.
• The presiding officer will allocate an amount of time to each speaker, with five minutes being the usual allotment. (Policy No. 217)
• The total period of time allotted for the Open Forum shall generally be thirty minutes.
• The Board of Directors will generally take a subject raised during Open Forum under advisement, unless it is deemed that action is necessary immediately. The Board will attempt to have a response to Open Forum presentations as soon as practicable.

Click here for School Board Meeting information (Note: This can also be found by visiting the district site and selecting “Board Meetings” within the QuickLinks menu.)

This press release was produced by the Urbandale Community School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.