Participating in Public Meetings

The following information is provided for interested persons who would like to participate in the public meetings of the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

Meeting Participation

• Persons interested in addressing the Board on any agenda item must fill out a speaker request form and present it to the Board Secretary prior to Board consideration of the item. The Board may limit the time for individual public testimony.
• If written comments are submitted, 15 two-sided copies must be provided in advance of the Board meeting with the following information on the first page of the document: date, addressee, Board meeting, agenda item number, and name of person submitting the document.
• To request special accommodations for those persons with disabilities, or to verify if an item will be heard, or to obtain copies of the agenda items, please contact the Board's Administrative Assistant at (916) 341-6550 or brdmeet@ciwmb.ca.gov.

Agenda

• Agenda items may be taken out of order.
• The official California Integrated Waste Management Board agendas are available via the Internet at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Agendas/.
• This agenda notice does not include a specific ending time for the Board meeting. The meeting shall end when all of the noticed items and other business have been dealt with. For meetings noticed for two days, the meeting may end on the first day noticed if all business is concluded on that day.
• Important Notice: Items may be placed on the consent agenda. The Board will approve these items all at once without discussion. Therefore, if a Board Member or a member of the public wishes to speak to an item on the consent calendar, they must make their request that the item be removed from the consent agenda before the Board considers it.

Closed Session

Notice: The Board may hold a closed session to discuss the following: confidential tax returns, trade secrets, or other confidential or proprietary information of which public disclosure is prohibited by law; the appointment or employment of a public employee; or litigation under authority of Government Code Sections 11126 (a)(1), (c)(3), (15), and (e), respectively.