A continued topic of debate from the previous session took place at the Feb. 17 meeting of Walnut Creek Special Utility District when its board of directors discussed the current public speaking guidelines.
Since January 2007, the board has operated with public comment guidelines that allow the public to comment on any agenda item prior to the beginning of each board session. Up for debate was guideline No. 4 of the public comment guidelines that are posted on the wall of the boardroom, which states that speaking before the board of directors may not be: “Demeaning any individual or group, including insulting the honesty and/or integrity of the board, district or others; profane, insulting or threatening language, racial, ethnic or gender slurs will not be tolerated. Violation of these rules may result in cancellation of time, removal from the boardroom, and/or such other sanctions as may be authorized by law.”
