What is the 20-minute Public Comment session?
At the beginning of each monthly Board meetings, the Board conducts a general public comment session during which persons may address the Board on parks and recreation matters in Denver.
Speakers shall sign up on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be recognized to speak in the order of sign up.
How long will I get to speak?
Each speaker gets a maximum of 3 minutes to speak on a topic of their choice. The Chair presiding over the public comment session will alert the speaker when time is up and a timer will display in the last minute. (If there are 6 or more people signed up for public comment, the maximum amount of speaking time per speaker may be decreased to 2 minutes.)
Where is the Public Comment session?
The general public comment session takes place on Zoom.
How will Zoom work?
When you click to register for the meeting, you will be asked to register with your name and email address. Once you enter the meeting, you will be muted but can hear and see the meeting. When your name is called to speak, you will be promoted to participant. The screen will flash as it changes your status. Please do not leave the meeting, you haven’t been disconnected. Once your speaking time if over, you will be switched back to an attendee and will again be muted.
How do I sign up to speak during the Public Comment session at a meeting?
Starting two week before every meeting, sign up by emailing arthur.gilkison@denvergov.org with the following information:
- Name
- Email Address
- Subject for Public Comment
Sign up closes at 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
How is speaker order determined?
Speaker order is decided on a first-come, first-served basis using the date/time the email referenced above is received.