Rules for Vergennes Township Planning Commission Public Hearings

The Planning Commission welcomes input from the citizens of the Township and surrounding area. In order to conduct the business of the Planning Commission in an orderly and effective manner, all speakers before the Planning Commission, whether during a public hearing or general public comment period, are asked to comply with the following rules:

• Please be considerate during any presentations and Planning Commission discussion.

• Speakers shall wait to be recognized by the Chair before speaking.

• Speakers may give their name and address, not required.

• All comments should be addressed to the Planning Commission. Any written materials should go to the Planning Commission.

• Speakers are expected to limit their comments to the topic under consideration.

• Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three (3) minutes in duration, unless the Chairman approves more time.

• Speakers may indicate whether they agree or disagree with the comments of previous speakers, but are asked to avoid repeating those comments, whenever possible.

• Questions will be noted, collected and answered together after the comment time period unless additional time is required to obtain a particular answer.