TRIAL ON-LINE SPEAKER CARD REGISTRATION
The Budget and Finance Committee, in its desire to take
more targeted Public Comment on Agenda Items, on a trial
basis, within the current times allotted for Public Comment,
is returning to it past practice of taking individual Public
Comment on most items on the Agenda (except Consent). As
a result, a separate Speaker Card (Request To Speak) is
required to be filed by the commenter on each Agenda Item
eligible for Public Comment.
On line Speaker Card Registration (Request To Speak)
opens at minimum 72 hours in advance for a Regular
Meeting or at minimum 24 hours in advance for a Special
Meeting. Use the eComment Link to Request (Register) to
Speak up to one hour before the beginning of the meeting.
Manual Speaker Cards also will be available at the
meeting for completion.
Request to Speak, on an eligible Agenda Item, as a matter
of equity, is first registered, first called, in order of
Registration whether participation is in person or virtually.
For advanced Registration, You must establish a one time
OUSD eComment - Register To Speak Account providing
your First Name and Last Name and your email address.
Your First Name and Last Name, as Registered, must also
show as the Participant or Profile Name on a teleconference
system (i.e., zoom, webex, other). You will be requested to
Register the first time you use the eComment - Request To
Speak.
The Request To Speak System, after the one time
registration, will remember you by first name and last name
(profile) associated with your email address, making it
easier for you to electronically Register or Request to Speak
on an Agenda Item at a future OUSD legislative meeting,
e.g., Board, committee, commission.
Early Pre-meeting Request To Speak (Registration) is urged