Each regular business meeting of the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) of Boone County includes a Public Comment period in which any citizen may make a statement to the VAC Board. The VAC  of Boone County Board is a deliberative and policy‐making body, and follows a planned agenda at each meeting.  The VAC Board does not debate the subject of public comments during the meeting nor take immediate action on such comments, but rather may take any comments under review in making decision and establishing polices as a deliberative body, the VAC Board does not act immediately on request made of the Board.

• Requests to address the VAC of the Boone County Board shall be in submitting in writing prior to the meeting. Speaker slip shall be made available at each meeting at the VAC of Boone County office and at the VAC’s website. A speaker must complete a speaker slip prior to the start of the meeting.
• Comments shall be limited to three minutes per person.
• Comments shall be directed to the VAC of Boone County Board and not to individual members.
• Comments shall be presented in a professional demeanor and not in a threatening, profane, vulgar, or abusive manner.
• Any materials to be distributed to VAC of Boone County to VAC of Boone County Board members shall be submitted to the VAC of Boone County prior to the meeting (preferably at least 24 hours in advance).
• Board members shall refrain from answering questions or entering into dialogue during the public comment section of the meeting. At his or her discretion, the VAC County Board Chair may respond to appropriate questions.
• In the interest of allowing all viewpoints to be heard the VAC County Board Chair may ask speakers expressing similar viewpoints to elect one person from the group to speak on their behalf.