| (a) Statements concerning items which are part of the
commission's posted agenda. Persons who desire to make presentations
to the commission concerning matters on the agenda for a scheduled
commission or fire fighter advisory committee meeting shall complete
registration cards which shall be made available at the entry to the
place where the scheduled meeting is to be held. The registration
cards shall include blanks in which all of the following information
must be disclosed:
(1) name of the person making a presentation;
(2) a statement as to whether the person is being reimbursed
for the presentation; and if so, the name of the person or entity
on whose behalf the presentation is made;
(3) a statement as to whether the presenter has registered
as a lobbyist in relationship to the matter in question;
(4) a reference to the agenda item which the person
wishes to discuss before the commission;
(5) an indication as to whether the presenter wishes
to speak for or against the proposed agenda item; and
(6) a statement verifying that all factual information
to be presented shall be true and correct to the best of the knowledge
of the speaker.
(b) Discretion of the presiding officer. The presiding
officer of the commission or the advisory committee, as the case may
be, shall have discretion to employ any generally recognized system
of parliamentary procedures, including, but not limited to, Robert's
Rules of Order for the conduct of commission or committee meetings,
to the extent that such parliamentary procedures are consistent with
the Texas Open Meetings Act or other applicable law and these rules.
The presiding officer shall also have discretion in setting reasonable
limits on the time to be allocated for each matter on the agenda of
a scheduled commission meeting or advisory committee meeting and for
each presentation on a particular agenda item. If several persons
wish to address the commission or advisory committee on the same agenda
item, it shall be within the discretion of the chairperson to request
that persons who wish to address the same side of the issue coordinate
their comments, or limit their comments to an expression in favor
of views previously articulated by persons speaking on the same side
of an issue.
(c) Requests for issues to be placed on an agenda for
discussion. Persons who wish to bring issues before the commission
shall first address their request in writing to the Agency Chief.
Such requests should be submitted at least 15 days in advance of commission
or fire fighter advisory committee meetings. The decision whether
to place a matter on an agenda for discussion before the full commission,
or alternatively before the fire fighter advisory committee, or with
designated staff members, shall be within the discretion of the appropriate
presiding officer.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §401.11 adopted to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2040; amended to be effective December 18, 2012, 37 TexReg 9778; amended to be effective January 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 51 |
