Open to the Public Every meeting of the Board shall be open to the public unless closed pursuant to Utah Code Ann. §§ 52-4-204, 52-4-205, and 52-4-206. Utah Code § 52-4-201(1) (2006) Public Hearing A public hearing is an open meeting at which members of the public are given a reasonable opportunity to comment on a subject of the meeting. Generally, the Board will determine whether a Board meeting will include a public hearing. However, the Board shall hold a public hearing when considering whether to close a school or change the boundaries of a school, when submitting a ballot issue regarding bond authorization or a tax increase, when considering the adoption of the District budget, before authorizing issuance of bonds, and when considering changes to the Board member compensation schedules, as required by statute. Utah Code § 11-14-318 (2008) Interference with conduct of Board meetings Those in attendance at Board meetings are prohibited from interfering with the conduct of the meeting by demonstrations, whether audible or visual or by conduct. Those who do not abide by Board procedures for orderly presentation of comments when permitted may be asked to leave or the Board may request law enforcement to remove those disrupting the meeting. Distribution of handbills, flyers, or other printed materials by members of the public is prohibited during Board meetings. Similarly, members of the public may not circulate petitions or similar requests for participation during a Board meeting. Public Recording Utah Code § 53A-3-402(21) (2019) Utah Code § 53A-19-102(2) (2019) Utah Code § 53A-3-202(2) (2019) Utah Code § 59-1-1605 (2016) All or any part of the proceedings in any open board meeting may be recorded by any person in attendance provided that the recording does not interfere with the conduct of the meeting. Utah Code § 52-4-203(5) (2017) Attendance by Local Government Representatives An interested mayor or interested county executive (or their designees) may attend and participate in the board’s discussions in the open portions of the Board’s meetings. An “interested mayor” is the mayor of a municipality which is partly or entirely within the boundaries of the school district. An “interested county executive” is the county executive or county manager of a county with unincorporated area within the boundary of the school district. These local government officials may not vote on any issue before the Board and their participation is subject to the Board President’s authority to regulate the conduct of the meeting. An interested mayor or interested county official may attend a closed meeting of the Board if invited by the Board. Where the closed meeting is held to discuss disposition or acquisition of real property, an interested mayor or interested county official may attend if invited by the Board and if the mayor or county executive does not have a conflict of interest with respect to the disposition or acquisition.
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