OMA section 2.06(g)
OMA5 ILCS 120/2.06(g). Section 2.06 overview: Every body must keep written minutes of all meetings (open and closed) and a verbatim audio/video recording of closed sessions specifically. Open-meeting minutes must be approved within 30 days (or by the second subsequent regular meeting) and made public within 10 days after approval. This is the section that governs when closed-session minutes/recordings eventually have to be released too.
84 issues across 57 determination letters:36 violation found · 39 no violation · 9 no determination / resolved.
Counts are per issue, not per letter, and come from automated extraction checked against sampled letters. Determination letters are not binding precedent.
Authorities the Bureau cites most on this issue
- A county board's advance sign-up rule for public comment (Pub. Acc. Op. No. 14-012) cited 35 times
- A home address requirement for public comment (Pub. Acc. Op. No. 14-009) cited 32 times
- I.A. Rana Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Aurora, 630 F. Supp. 2d 912 (N.D. Ill. 2009) cited 10 times
- Timmon v. Wood, 633 F. Supp. 2d 453 (W.D. Mich. 2008) cited 9 times
- A school board's unrecorded 15-minute limit on public comment (Pub. Acc. Op. No. 19-002) cited 7 times
- Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 39069 cited 6 times
- Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 39640 cited 4 times
- A village board's restrictive public comment policies (PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 37391) cited 4 times
How to challenge a denial on this issue
AI-generated summary of the decisions listed on this page, with each point linked to the letters it comes from. Determination letters are not binding precedent and this is not legal advice. Open the letter and check the PDF before relying on any point.
When a challenge is strong
- The public body restricted your comment based on a rule that was never formally established and recorded in its minutes. OMA requires public bodies to establish and record rules governing public comment; unrecorded rules cannot be enforced to restrict speech.Based on: 2025 · Public comment rules at a school … · 2024 · Restriction of public comment at … · 2024 · Recording an open meeting of a vi…
- You were required to sign up days in advance to speak, and the body cannot show the requirement was necessary for a significant governmental interest. Advance sign-up rules violate OMA if they are not reasonably necessary to serve a significant governmental interest and unreasonably restrict the right to address officials.Based on: 2026 · A board's advance-request rule fo… · 2024 · Advance sign-up rule for public c…
- You were told you could only speak on items listed on the agenda, but your comment was about a matter relevant to the body's business. Limiting public comment to agenda items exceeds permissible rulemaking; comment may be limited to matters germane to the body's business, not just the agenda.Based on: 2024 · Restriction of public comment at … · 2021 · Limitations on public comment at …
- You were muted, interrupted, or had your comment restricted because you criticized a public official by name, but your remarks were calm and not disruptive. Overbroad decorum rules that restrict criticism of public officials on matters of public concern, without actual disruption, violate OMA.Based on: 2021 · Muting speakers during public com… · 2021 · Muting speakers during public com… · 2020 · A city council's restriction of p…
When the public body usually wins
- The presiding officer briefly interrupted you, but you were still able to finish your comment. Temporary interruptions that do not preclude a speaker from completing public comment are not improper restrictions.Based on: 2026 · Restriction on public comment dur… · 2022 · A board member's conduct during p… · 2020 · A city council's restriction of p…
- The body enforced a reasonable time limit (e.g., 3 or 5 minutes) that was established and recorded, and you were not allowed extra time. Public bodies may impose reasonable time limits on public comment to promote orderly and efficient meetings.Based on: 2023 · A county board's removal of a pub… · 2022 · A school board's 30-minute public… · 2019 · Public comment restrictions at a …
- You were required to speak during a specific public comment portion or to face the board, not the audience. Content-neutral rules that limit comment to a designated portion of the meeting or require speakers to address the officials are permissible.Based on: 2018 · A school board's denial of public… · 2020 · A city council's restriction of p…
- You were removed or stopped because your speech was profane, disruptive, or not related to the body's business (like electioneering). A public body may restrict profane or disruptive conduct and limit comment to matters germane to its business.Based on: 2026 · Restriction on public comment dur… · 2020 · A city council's restriction of p… · 2020 · A city council's failure to adopt…
Points to put in your letter
- State that the public body enforced a rule that was not established and recorded in its minutes, and cite the requirement that rules must be recorded.Based on: 2025 · Public comment rules at a school … · 2024 · Restriction of public comment at … · 2024 · Recording an open meeting of a vi…
- If you were required to sign up in advance, argue that the requirement was not reasonably necessary and unreasonably restricted your right to speak.Based on: 2026 · A board's advance-request rule fo… · 2024 · Advance sign-up rule for public c…
- If you were muted for criticizing an official, explain that your comments were calm, not disruptive, and that overbroad decorum rules cannot silence criticism of public officials.Based on: 2021 · Muting speakers during public com… · 2021 · Muting speakers during public com… · 2020 · A city council's restriction of p…
- If no public comment period was provided at all, point out that OMA requires an opportunity for public comment at each open meeting, including special and subcommittee meetings.Based on: 2023 · A township board's failure to all… · 2020 · City council conference call gath… · 2024 · A DEI subcommittee's failure to p…
Common mistakes
- Assuming that any interruption, no matter how brief, violates OMA. Temporary interruptions that don't prevent completing a comment are not improper.Based on: 2026 · Restriction on public comment dur… · 2022 · A board member's conduct during p… · 2020 · A city council's restriction of p…
- Believing that a public body must allow remote participation or read written comments aloud. OMA only guarantees an in-person opportunity to address the body, unless the body's own rules say otherwise.Based on: 2019 · Remote attendance rules and publi… · 2024 · Refusal to read a written public …
- Thinking that offensive or critical comments must be stopped. Only profane, threatening, or actually disruptive speech may be restricted; criticism of officials is protected.Based on: 2023 · A school board's conduct of publi… · 2021 · Muting speakers during public com…
- Assuming that a sign-up list or designated comment period automatically violates OMA. Content-neutral rules like sign-up sheets and limiting comment to a specific portion of the meeting are allowed if they don't unreasonably restrict speech.Based on: 2024 · A village board's conduct during … · 2018 · A school board's denial of public…
Facts to gather first
- Whether the public body had established and recorded public comment rules, and if so, what they say.
- The exact words or actions that prevented you from speaking (e.g., muted, removed, told to stop, sign-up denied).
- Whether you were able to complete your comment after any interruption, or if you were entirely prevented from addressing the body.
- The date, type of meeting (regular, special, subcommittee), and whether a public comment period was on the agenda or actually provided.
- Any sign-up requirements, how far in advance they were imposed, and whether you complied or were denied.
These notes are based on non-binding determination letters from the Public Access Bureau; outcomes depend on specific facts, and you should verify the full PDF of any cited decision before relying on it.
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Violation found (36)
Three-business-day advance sign-up rule for public comment
Rule: A public body's advance sign-up rule for public comment violates OMA when it is not reasonably necessary to serve a significant governmental interest and unreasonably restricts the statutory right to address the body.
Violation found A board's advance-request rule for public comment · May 8, 2026
Public comment improperly restricted by interruptions
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under established and recorded rules, and repeated interruptions that unreasonably interfere with a speaker's right to address officials violate section 2.06(g).
Violation found Interruption of public comment at a board meeting · October 10, 2025
Denial of public comment based on unestablished, unrecorded rules
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under rules it has both established and recorded; the head of the body cannot unilaterally issue guidelines that restrict comment.
Violation found Public comment rules at a school board meeting · March 25, 2025
Improper limitation on public comment and adjournment
Rule: A public body may limit public comment to matters germane to its business, but may not prohibit comment on matters relevant to its business merely because they are not on the agenda.
Violation found Restriction of public comment at a village board meeting · June 17, 2024
Meeting ended before public comment
Rule: A public body must provide an opportunity to address public officials under its established and recorded rules, and the Board did not adhere to its procedures.
Violation found A village board adjourning before public comment · September 10, 2024
Improper restriction of public comment time
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under established and recorded rules; the Board's 1998 policy was not recorded, so it could not limit a speaker to three minutes.
Violation found Restriction of public comment at a library board meeting · August 27, 2024
Public comment rules not established and recorded
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only pursuant to established and recorded rules that accommodate rather than unreasonably restrict the right to address officials.
Violation found Recording an open meeting of a village board · April 26, 2024
24-hour advance registration rule for public comment
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under established rules that reasonably accommodate the right to address officials; an advance sign-up rule is invalid if not reasonably necessary to promote a significant governmental interest.
Violation found Advance sign-up rule for public comment · January 17, 2024
Whether subcommittees must allow public comment
Rule: Public bodies must provide opportunity for public comment at meetings; subcommittees failed to do so.
Violation found A DEI subcommittee's failure to provide meeting notice · April 9, 2024
Restricting public comment to email
Rule: Public bodies must allow members of the public to verbally address officials in person under established and recorded rules; requiring written submission unreasonably restricts that right.
Violation found Restricted physical access and in-person comment at a township board meeting · August 5, 2024
Public comment rules not properly established and recorded
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under rules established and recorded; rules adopted without adequate advance notice are invalid and cannot be enforced.
Violation found Meeting agendas, public comment periods, and COVID-19 meeting access · February 9, 2024
Failure to provide public comment at special meeting
Rule: A public body must provide an opportunity for public comment at each open meeting, and members' voluntary departure cannot circumvent that right.
Violation found A township board's failure to allow public comment at a special meeting · June 5, 2023
Refusal to read e-mailed public comment despite agenda promise
Rule: A public body violates OMA when it refuses to read an e-mailed comment after its agenda instructed the public that such comments would be read aloud and the commenter relied on that method.
Violation found Refusal to read a submitted public comment · November 4, 2021
Refusal to read comment as personal attack under decorum rules
Rule: OMA does not permit a public body to apply overbroad decorum rules to restrict comments that criticize public officials by name on matters of public concern without actually disrupting the meeting.
Violation found Refusal to read a submitted public comment · November 4, 2021
Muting speaker at November 16, 2020 meeting
Rule: Public body may not apply content-based public comment rules to restrict criticism of public officials that does not disrupt the meeting.
Violation found Muting speakers during public comment · March 16, 2021
Muting speakers at November 9, 2020 meeting
Rule: Public body may not mute speakers for criticizing public officials when the comments are calm and do not disrupt the meeting.
Violation found Muting speakers during public comment · March 16, 2021
Right to comment at public meetings
Rule: Section 2.06(g) creates a statutory right to address public officials at meetings, and rules must accommodate rather than unreasonably restrict that right.
Violation found Limitations on public comment at a town council meeting · February 22, 2021
Public comment not limited to agenda items
Rule: A rule limiting public comment to agenda items exceeds permissible rulemaking under section 2.06(g); comment may be limited only to matters germane to the public body's business.
Violation found Limitations on public comment at a town council meeting · February 22, 2021
Failure to provide opportunity for public comment
Rule: Public bodies must provide an opportunity for public comment at meetings.
Violation found City council conference call gatherings without public notice · September 11, 2020
Interruption for mental evaluation comment at Feb 4 meeting
Rule: Rules prohibiting personal attacks and slanderous remarks are overbroad and vest unbridled discretion, impermissibly restricting criticism of public officials.
Violation found A city council's restriction of public comment time · March 10, 2020
Failure to establish and record public comment rules
Rule: A public body must establish and record rules governing public comment, and may restrict public comment only pursuant to those rules.
Violation found A city council's failure to adopt public comment rules · April 23, 2020
Denial of public comment due to illegible signature
Rule: A public body may adopt reasonable sign-up rules, but enforcing them to unreasonably restrict the right to address public officials violates OMA.
Violation found A board's requirement for written topic and signature to speak · February 6, 2019
15-minute advance sign-up rule for public comment
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only through established and recorded rules that reasonably accommodate, rather than unreasonably restrict, the right to address public officials.
Violation found A township board's public comment rules · November 2, 2018
Prohibiting public comment on zoning matters
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under rules it has established and recorded; an unrecorded agenda rule cannot justify prohibiting comment.
Violation found Public comment restrictions at a city council meeting · March 1, 2018
Board restricted public comment without established rules
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only pursuant to its established and recorded rules, and a content-based restriction is not procedural.
Violation found Public comment restriction to a private room · January 17, 2018
Restricting public comment on racial issues as same topic
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only through reasonable rules that accommodate rather than unreasonably restrict the right to address officials; treating diverse racial topics as one topic is unduly restrictive.
Violation found A county board's limit on public comment frequency per topic · May 16, 2018
Failure to allow public comment at 6:30 p.m. gatherings
Rule: Public bodies must provide an opportunity for public comment at meetings subject to OMA.
Violation found Unannounced pre-meeting gatherings and a blocked board meeting · February 20, 2018
Denial of public comment at August 24, 2017 meeting
Rule: A public body violates OMA when it prohibits a member of the public from addressing the board despite the person's compliance with the body's public comment rules.
Violation found A county board's denial of public comment over a speaker form · July 19, 2018
Reasonableness of advance sign-up form requirement
Rule: An advance sign-up rule that requires a written form and subject matter disclosure tends to restrict rather than accommodate the statutory right to address public officials and is not shown necessary to promote a significant governmental interest.
Violation found A county board's denial of public comment over a speaker form · July 19, 2018
Failure to allow public comment
Rule: A public body must allow public comment at its meetings.
Violation found An advisory committee's special meeting notice and agenda · April 7, 2017
Restriction of public comment at meeting
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only pursuant to established and recorded rules that accommodate rather than unreasonably limit the right to address public officials.
Violation found A board's ad hoc limit on public comment time and questions · December 7, 2017
Restriction on public comment not in recorded rules
Rule: A public body may restrict public comment only under rules it has established and recorded; an ad hoc rule announced by the board president is not authorized.
Violation found A school board's public comment restrictions and closed-session justification · December 12, 2016
Restricting public comment to City residents
Rule: A public body may not categorically prohibit non-residents from addressing the council because the right to comment is not contingent on residency.
Violation found Public comment restrictions at a council meeting · August 1, 2016
Limiting public comment to agenda items
Rule: A public body may not restrict public comment to agenda items because OMA allows discussion of matters not on the agenda.
Violation found Public comment restrictions at a council meeting · August 1, 2016
Public comment rules unreasonably restrict right to address
Rule: Public comment rules must be reasonable and accommodate, not unreasonably restrict, the right to address public officials; advance form requirements were not shown necessary.
Violation found A village board's restrictive public comment policies · January 11, 2016
Board misinterpreted public comment as question and answer
Rule: Section 2.06(g) requires an opportunity for any person to address public officials, not a controlled question and answer session; OMA does not require officials to respond.
Violation found A village board's restrictive public comment policies · January 11, 2016
No violation (39)
Removal from podium during public comment
Rule: A public body may restrict profane or disruptive conduct during public comment, and no formal vote or directive is required to eject a speaker for breaching decorum.
No violation Restriction on public comment during a board meeting · June 10, 2026
Mayor's brief interruptions during public comment
Rule: A temporary interruption that does not preclude a speaker from completing public comment is not an improper restriction on public comment.
No violation Restriction on public comment during a board meeting · June 10, 2026
Public comment right under section 2.06(g)
Rule: No violation where requester was not improperly prevented from addressing the Board and the Board did not encourage or act in concert with a speaker to chill speech.
No violation A board's handling of post-meeting attendee behavior · December 30, 2025
Board allowed speakers to exceed three-minute limit
Rule: A public body does not violate OMA when it allows a person to speak longer than the time limit in its rules, as long as it does not selectively permit extensions to deprive others of participation.
No violation Selective enforcement of public comment time limits · February 29, 2024
Use of sign-up list as substitute for public comment
Rule: A public body does not violate OMA when it circulates a list for individuals to record opposition, as the list is not a mandatory substitute for addressing the body.
No violation A village board's conduct during a public comment period · March 15, 2024
Requiring home addresses on sign-up list
Rule: A public body does not violate OMA by asking individuals to include addresses on a list when it does not require addresses before speaking.
No violation A village board's conduct during a public comment period · March 15, 2024
Prioritizing elected officials over public speakers
Rule: A public body does not violate OMA by allowing elected officials to speak unless there is evidence they were selected to exclude members of the public.
No violation A village board's conduct during a public comment period · March 15, 2024
Ending public comment before all who wished to speak
Rule: A public body does not violate OMA by ending public comment when no one is prevented from speaking and multiple opportunities to comment are provided.
No violation A village board's conduct during a public comment period · March 15, 2024
Chilling effect and discouraging public comment
Rule: A public body does not violate OMA when the mayor's comments, though discouraging repetitive remarks, remain civil and do not prevent individuals from speaking.
No violation A village board's conduct during a public comment period · March 15, 2024
Swearing-in requirement at November 2, 2023 meeting
Rule: A public body does not violate the Open Meetings Act when an individual who declines to be sworn in is still afforded other opportunities to address the board.
No violation Swearing in public commenters at zoning meetings · May 24, 2024
Swearing-in requirement at October 5, 2023 meeting
Rule: A public body does not violate the Open Meetings Act when the available information does not show that members of the public were prevented or deterred from addressing the board.
No violation Swearing in public commenters at zoning meetings · May 24, 2024
Failure to read written public comment aloud at meeting
Rule: A public body need not read written comments aloud unless it has a rule requiring that, and it provided an in-person opportunity to comment.
No violation Refusal to read a written public comment aloud · January 29, 2024
Failure to address anti-LGBTQ+ public comments
Rule: Public bodies may not silence speakers based on viewpoint, but may stop disruptive conduct; offensive comments that are not profane, threatening, or disruptive do not violate section 2.06(g).
No violation A school board's conduct of public comment and meeting venue · October 3, 2023
Restriction of public comment time
Rule: A public body may enforce its established and recorded public comment rules, including reasonable time limits, without violating OMA.
No violation A county board's removal of a public commenter · October 4, 2023
Public comment at March 30, 2022 special meeting
Rule: OMA does not require public comment to be listed on a meeting agenda for the public to address the body.
No violation Website posting of meeting agendas and minutes · September 20, 2022
Board's interruption of BSA members' public comments
Rule: A public body violates section 2.06(g) only when it improperly restricts public comment; brief interruptions that do not preclude a speaker from completing comment are not improper.
No violation A board member's conduct during public comment · February 4, 2022
Trustee Radosh's dialogue with BSA member during public comment
Rule: OMA does not prohibit a public body member from addressing the audience during public comment, and the Board was not obligated to allow a back-and-forth after a student's comment concluded.
No violation A board member's conduct during public comment · February 4, 2022
30-minute public comment time limit
Rule: A public body may impose reasonable time limits on public comment if the rule accommodates the right to address officials and is not applied arbitrarily.
No violation A school board's 30-minute public comment limit · April 8, 2022
Public comment at reconvened meetings
Rule: Public comment opportunity provided at the December 7 meeting satisfies OMA for the single meeting stretched across five dates.
No violation An electoral board's continued hearing sessions · February 23, 2021
Restriction of public comment
Rule: A public body does not violate the public comment requirement absent facts showing that a member of the public attempted to address officials but was improperly restricted from doing so.
No violation A school board's emergency meeting notice and closed-session discussions · November 17, 2021
Premature termination of public comment and ceding time
Rule: A public body may enforce its recorded rules limiting each speaker to five minutes and need not allow speakers to donate time to others.
No violation Public comment rules at a city council meeting · June 16, 2020
Counting question-and-answer exchange toward speaker's time
Rule: OMA requires only an opportunity to address public officials; it does not require a question-and-answer session or prohibit a public body from responding to questions.
No violation Public comment rules at a city council meeting · June 16, 2020
Interruption for racial slur at Feb 4 meeting
Rule: A brief interruption that does not preclude a speaker from completing public comment is not an improper restriction.
No violation A city council's restriction of public comment time · March 10, 2020
Requirement to face Council at Feb 19 meeting
Rule: Requiring a speaker to address the public officials rather than the audience does not violate the right to address public officials.
No violation A city council's restriction of public comment time · March 10, 2020
Removal for electioneering at Feb 19 meeting
Rule: A public body may limit public comment to topics germane to its business, and electioneering is not germane.
No violation A city council's restriction of public comment time · March 10, 2020
Improper restriction of public comment at meeting
Rule: A public body head has inherent authority to end public comment to preserve safety and order when the meeting becomes disruptive.
No violation A city council's failure to adopt public comment rules · April 23, 2020
Trustee's absence during public comment
Rule: Section 2.06(g) does not require a public official's physical presence during public comment; the public must be allowed to address the body as a whole.
No violation A board member's departure during public comment · June 10, 2019
Public comment by requester not physically present
Rule: The right to address a public body under section 2.06(g) applies only to individuals who physically attend the meeting; OMA does not require public comment from remote individuals.
No violation Remote attendance rules and public remote testimony · February 14, 2019
Commission restricted public comment to relevant topics
Rule: A public body may enforce reasonable content-neutral rules limiting public comment to matters germane to the body's business to further a significant governmental interest.
No violation Public comment restrictions at a village board meeting · January 31, 2019
Board president briefly interrupted speaker
Rule: A temporary interruption that does not prevent a speaker from completing public comment is not an improper restriction.
No violation Public comment restrictions at a village board meeting · January 31, 2019
Board enforced five-minute public comment limit
Rule: A public body may prescribe reasonable time limits for public comment to advance orderly and efficient meetings.
No violation Public comment restrictions at a village board meeting · January 31, 2019
Public comment rule limiting comment to designated portion
Rule: A public body may adopt content-neutral rules limiting public comment to a designated portion of the meeting to promote efficiency and decorum.
No violation A school board's denial of public comment · December 28, 2018
Trustee prevented from speaking at February and March meetings
Rule: OMA does not govern interactions between board members or how a public body conducts its meetings, and section 2.06(g) gives the public, not board members, the right to address the board.
No violation A village trustee's right to address the board · April 6, 2018
Interruptions during public comment
Rule: Interruptions by a public body that do not preclude a speaker from completing public comment are not improper restrictions on public comment.
No violation A library board's conduct during public comment · May 18, 2018
Right to ask questions during public comment
Rule: Section 2.06(g) requires an opportunity to address officials but does not require a public body to answer questions or conduct a question-and-answer session.
No violation A library board's conduct during public comment · May 18, 2018
Police presence chilling public comment
Rule: The available information did not indicate that police presence interfered with or caused a chilling effect on public comment.
No violation A library board's conduct during public comment · May 18, 2018
Two-minute public comment time limit
Rule: A public body may impose reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on public comment that serve a significant governmental interest and are narrowly tailored.
No violation School board's public comment policy and its enforcement · April 24, 2018
Five-minute comment for one-week advance notice
Rule: A rule granting additional comment time to speakers who provide advance notice is reasonable when all speakers are afforded at least two minutes and the rule is applied content-neutrally.
No violation School board's public comment policy and its enforcement · April 24, 2018
Superintendent's private conversations and seating with Board
Rule: OMA does not prohibit private conversations between a Board member and the superintendent or require the superintendent to be seated separately.
No violation A school board’s failure to post a meeting agenda · September 20, 2017
No determination / resolved (9)
Section 2.06(g) public comment right for board member
Rule: Section 2.06(g) provides the right to address public officials to members of the public, not to members of the public body itself.
No determination / resolved A school board member's right to speak during public comment · July 12, 2022
Address requirement for speakers
Rule: A claim not raised in the request for review is outside the scope of the PAC's determination.
No determination / resolved A school board's 30-minute public comment limit · April 8, 2022
Public comment form compliance with OMA
Rule: Without an allegation that a public body's public comment practices were applied in violation of OMA, the PAC will not review those practices.
No determination / resolved Agenda descriptions for property annexation ordinances · March 4, 2022
Restriction of public comment at meeting
Rule: Conflicting accounts and lack of recording left insufficient evidence to conclude the Board improperly restricted the speaker's ability to address members.
No determination / resolved A village board's public comment period · October 7, 2021
Whether the Committee violated section 2.06(g) of OMA
Rule: Because the Committee is not a public body subject to OMA, the alleged violation of public comment requirements need not be addressed.
No determination / resolved A bilingual parent advisory committee's OMA status · July 10, 2020
Challenge to entirety of Village's public comment rules
Rule: The Public Access Bureau generally reviews a particular public comment rule only if a member of the public was prohibited from speaking because of that rule.
No determination / resolved Public comment restrictions at a village board meeting · January 31, 2019
Denial of opportunity to speak after public comment ended
Rule: Due to conflicting accounts, the office could not determine whether the Board violated OMA by prohibiting a speaker after the public comment portion ended.
No determination / resolved A school board's denial of public comment · December 28, 2018
Vagueness of Rule 2 and Rule 3
Rule: The Public Access Bureau declines to review public comment rules unless they were enforced to improperly restrict a member of the public from addressing public officials.
No determination / resolved School board's public comment policy and its enforcement · April 24, 2018
Public comment restrictions under section 2.06(g)
Rule: Conflicting evidence prevented a conclusion on whether the Committee improperly restricted public comment; the rule was vague and inconsistently enforced.
No determination / resolved A county board · April 6, 2017