Code of Conduct for Crooked River Ranch Public Board Meetings

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Scope of application:

This policy applies to all persons attending public meetings of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Crooked River Ranch Water Company. (“CRRWater”)

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Policy:

This Code of Conduct is intended to promote open meetings that welcome debate of issues considered by the Board in an atmosphere of fairness, courtesy, and respect for differing points of view.

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Public Meeting Decorum

• Persons in the audience will sign into the meeting on the designated sign-in sheet.

• Persons in the audience will refrain from behavior that disrupts a public meeting of the Board. This will include making loud noises, clapping, shouting, booing, hissing, interrupting Board members or other members of the public, or engaging in any other activity that disturbs, disrupts, or impedes the orderly conduct of the meeting.

• Persons in the audience will refrain from creating, provoking, or participating in any disturbance involving unwelcome physical contact or verbal abuse.

• Persons in the audience will silence and refrain from using mobile phones and/or pagers while the meeting is in session.

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Addressing the Board

• Persons wishing to address the Board on any item may raise their hand during the public comment period when called upon by the Board president.

• In exercising his or her discretion to permit public comment, the Board President shall consider relevant factors, including without limitation the expected duration of the meeting, the number of agenda items to be addressed, and the number of speaker requests received.

• If the Board determines to permit public comment on an issue, public comments will be in such a manner as not to repeat a comment or question already asked.

• Public comments will be in a way that is respectful to the board of directors, employees, and other audience members.

• If the Board determines to permit public comment on an issue, and there are requests to speak on opposing viewpoints on the same issue, the Board shall permit at least one speaker from each side to speak.

• Each speaker should provide his or her name at the beginning of his or her remarks for the formal record. If a speaker represents an association or group, he or she should identify the entity he or she represents.

• Each speaker will be given five (5) minutes to speak on an agenda item, subject to extension at the discretion of the Board President.

• Speakers’ comments should be directed to the full Board.

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Failure to comply with this Code of Conduct, use of inappropriate or abusive language toward members of the Board or Board committee or other attendees, and any conduct which will disturb, disrupt, or impede the orderly conduct of Board or committee meetings shall result in removal from the meeting.