Possible Changes to Agenda Order and Timing: Items on the agenda may be taken out of order,
combined with other items, withdrawn from the agenda, moved to the agenda of another later
meeting; moved to or from the Consent section, or they may be voted on in a block. Items with
a specific time designation will not be heard prior to the stated time, but may be heard later.
Items listed in the Consent section of the agenda are voted on as a block and will not be read or
considered separately unless withdrawn from the Consent agenda.
Special Accommodations: The Northern Nevada Public Health Meetings are accessible to the
disabled. Disabled members of the public who require special accommodations or assistance at
the meeting are requested to notify the Office of the District Health Officer in writing at the
Northern Nevada Public Health, 1001 E. 9th Street, Building B, Reno, NV 89512, or by calling
775.328.2416, 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Public Comment: During the “Public Comment” items, anyone may speak pertaining to any
matter either on or off the agenda, to include items to be heard on consent, by filling out a
“Request to Speak” form and/or submit comments for the record to the Recording Secretary.
For the remainder of the agenda, public comment will only be heard during items that are
marked FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. All public comment should be addressed to the Board of Health
and not an individual member. The Board asks that your comments are expressed in a courteous
manner. Any public comment for hearing items will be heard before action is taken on the item
and must be about the specific item being considered by the Board. Public comment and
presentations for individual agenda items are limited as follows: fifteen minutes each for staff
and applicant presentations, five minutes for a speaker representing a group, and three minutes
for individual speakers unless extended by questions from the Board or by action of the Chair.
Reasonable efforts will be made to hear all public comment during the meeting.
All public comment is limited to three minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by
the speaker nor allocated to another speaker.
Members of the public that wish to attend via zoom may make public comment by submitting
an email comment to jlawson@nnph.org before the scheduled meeting, which includes the
name of the commenter and the agenda item number for which the comment is submitted.
Response to Public Comment: The Board of Health can deliberate or take action only if a matter
has been listed on an agenda properly posted prior to the meeting. During the public comment
period, speakers may address matters listed or not listed on the published agenda. The Open
Meeting Law does not expressly prohibit responses to public comments by the Board of Health.
However, responses from the Board members to unlisted public comment topics could become
deliberation on a matter without notice to the public. On the advice of legal counsel and to
ensure the public has notice of all matters the Board of Health will consider, Board members
may choose not to respond to public comments, except to correct factual inaccuracies, ask for
Northern Nevada Public Health staff action or to ask that a matter be listed on a future agenda.
The Board of Health may do this either during the public comment item or during the following
item: “Board Comments – District Board of Health Member’s announcements, reports and
updates, request for information or topics for future agendas. (No discussion among Board
Members will take place on the item)”
