THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRPERSON.
or the public may listen via phone by dialing 1-669-219-2599 and then when prompted, entering the
Meeting ID 929 1377 5970 Access Code and Password 139265. You do not need a Participant ID to
join the meeting, press the pound key (#) again and you will be automatically connected.
3. If a member of the public wishes to comment on a particular agenda item, the public is strongly
encouraged to submit their comments in writing via email to the Civil Rights Office at
CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov by 2:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting. To assist
County staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to
indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda item in the subject line. Comments received
by the 2:00 p.m. Wednesday deadline will be distributed to the Commission and will be placed in the
record.
4. Members of the public wishing to comment on a specific agenda item while the matter is being
heard may participate by any of the following means:
a. When the Chairperson calls for public comment on an agenda item, Civil Rights Office staff will
first ascertain who wants to testify (among those who are in the meeting electronically or
telephonically) and will then call on speakers and unmute their device one at a time. Public speakers
may be broadcast in audio form only.
b. If speakers or other members of the public have documents they wish to distribute to the
Commission for an agenda item, they are encouraged to submit such documents by 2:00 p.m. on
Wednesday before the meeting to: CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying
the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on
Disabilities date and agenda number in the subject line.
c. If members of the public want to present documents/Power Point presentations while speaking,
they should submit the document by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday before the meeting at
CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov (If submitted after that deadline, staff will make best efforts, but
cannot guarantee, to make it available to present at the Commission meeting.)
d. While the matter is being heard, a member of the public may submit a comment via email,
preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights Office staff at
CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. To assist staff in identifying the agenda item to which the
comment relates, the public is requested to indicate the Commission on Disabilities date and agenda
number in the subject line. If the comment is received prior to close of public comment on an agenda
item, every effort will be made to read the comment into the record, but some comments may not be
read out loud due to time limitations or length of the comment (if the comment exceeds 250 words).
Comments received prior to the close of the public comment period on an agenda item will be made
part of the record for that item.
5. Members of the public who wish to make a general public comment for items not on the day’s
agenda may submit their comment via email, preferably limited to 250 words or less, to Civil Rights
Office staff at CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The Commission on Disabilities meeting date and
“general comment” should be indicated in the subject line. The comment will be placed on the record
for the meeting, and every effort will be made to read the comment into the record at the appropriate
time on the agenda.
