OAR 350-011-0100. Regular Meeting Time to Include Time for Public Comment

(1) At all regular meetings of the Gorge Commission, the Gorge Commission shall provide time for oral public comment for issues not on the Gorge Commission’s agenda, and an opportunity for Tribal Nations to address the Gorge Commission. (2) At all regular meetings of the Gorge Commission, the Gorge Commission shall provide an opportunity for written public comment. Written comments shall be distributed to the members of the Gorge Commission. The Gorge Commission may set a reasonable deadline for the submission of written comment before the meeting. (3) Upon the request of any individual who will have difficulty attending a meeting of the Gorge Commission by reason of disability, limited mobility, or for any other reason that makes physical attendance at a meeting difficult, the Gorge Commission shall, when feasible, provide an opportunity for that individual to provide oral comment at the meeting remotely if oral comment from other members of the public will be accepted at the meeting. (4) The Gorge Commission may limit the number of speakers or the time for oral public comment and opportunity for Tribal Nations to address the Gorge Commission in a manner that limits time equally for each speaker. (5) The Gorge Commission may exclude oral or written comment that concerns matters currently before or likely to come before the Gorge Commission in a hearing where the Gorge Commission must disclose ex parte communications and comply with the Washington Appearance of Fairness doctrine. (6) Nothing in this section diminishes the authority of the Gorge Commission to deal with interruptions as provided in this division or requires the Gorge Commission to accept public comment that renders orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible.