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LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Council will meet via Zoom video/teleconference at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 16.

To access the meeting by telephone, call 985-652-1702.To access the meeting online, visit sjbparish.com, click on “Government” in the top menu and select “Parish Council.” Viewers may also watch as normal on the government access channels with scheduled replays.

 The following is explains how the public may comment, followed by the Finance Committee and Council Agendas.

PUBLIC COMMENT

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Because of the unprecedented logistical and public health challenges presented by COVID-19, public comment will proceed as follows:

At the beginning of the meeting, the moderator will read aloud the entire council agenda. Thereafter, the meeting will recess for 30 minutes so that members of the public may provide written public comment on any agenda item. Public comments may be submitted electronically on the E-Public Comment form, which will be published on the agenda of each meeting and are available below. Public comments will be accepted from the time the agenda is released until the end of the 30-minute comment submittal period. Public comment received after the close of the 30-minute comment submittal period will not be considered.

Each submission must contain:

(1) the commenter’s first and last name

(2) the commenter’s address

(3) whether the commenter is being paid in connection with his or her comments

(4) the agenda item to which the comment pertains.

Any comment missing this information will not be read aloud. No member of the public may submit more than one written comment per agenda item. Before the Council votes on an agenda item, a moderator will read into the record. All comments pertaining to that item that have been submitted in accordance with these rules. Comments will be read aloud in a normal speaking voice. The moderator will discontinue reading a comment once it exceeds 90 seconds.

There will be three options to provide public comment for the St. John the Baptist Parish Council Meeting:

• Public Comment Form: http://st-john-parish.com/council-meeting/
• Send an email, prior to the meeting, to the St. John the Baptist Parish Council or Legislative Assistant (council@stjohn-la.gov or barber@stjohn-la.gov)
• On the morning of the meeting, Thursday, April 16^th, 2020, members of the public, may call into the Council Office 985-652-1702, up until the time of the meeting.
  

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