or the public may listen via phone by dialing 1-669-900-6833 and then when prompted, entering the
Meeting ID 949 0240 2978 and Passcode 200150.
1.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 Tuesday 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 Civil Rights Advisory Commission (CRAC) date and agenda item in the subject line.
Comments received by the 2:00 p.m. Tuesday deadline will be distributed to the Commission and will
be placed in the record.
2.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
Tuesday 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 Civil Rights
Advisory Commission 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 Civil Rights Advisory Commission 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.
3.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 Civil Rights Advisory Commission 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.
4.Individuals with disabilities who desire to request a reasonable accommodation or modification to
observe or participate in the meeting may make such request by sending an email to
CivilRights@countyofmonterey.gov. The request should be made no later than noon on the Monday
prior to the Commission meeting in order to provide time for County to address the request.
5.The Chairperson and/or Vice-Chairperson may set reasonable rules as needed to conduct the
