How to Address the Board

Pursuant to Murfreesboro City Resolution 23-R-23, any public meeting of the Murfreesboro City Schools Board of Education with actionable items on the agenda will have 15 minutes set aside at the beginning of the meeting for public comment. Individuals wishing to make a public comment will be allowed 3 minutes to speak with respect to an action item on the agenda for the meeting subject to the following:

• All comments are restricted to comments on action items on the agenda for the meeting.
• The Chair shall have the authority to declare an individual out of order, if after an initial warning, an individual continues to speak on a topic that is unrelated to an action item on the agenda.
• The Chair shall have the authority to terminate the remarks of any individual who violates state law or does not adhere to board rules.

If you wish to address the Board during the public comment period, you must sign up at least 6 hours prior to the meeting’s scheduled start time by:

• Sending an e-mail to lisa.vancleave@cityschools.net with this completed form or an e-mail with your name/phone number/address and the action on which you are wishing to speak and whether you are speaking in support or against the action; OR
•Calling Lisa Van Cleave at 615-893-2313, Ext. 10010, before the meeting with the request to speak and your name/phone number/address and the action on which you are wishing to speak and whether you are speaking in support or against the action.

Speakers will be recognized in the order their request was received.

(Download the Public Comment Registration Form)