Supervisor Janice Hahn to Increase Public Participation in Board Meeting as Chair
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who will become Chair of the Board on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, is announcing new changes aimed at increasing the public’s ability to participate in Board Meetings.
“The changes that were made to the board meetings during the pandemic kept people safe but came at the expense of unlimited public access to our work,” said Supervisor Hahn. “As chair, my goal is to increase the public’s ability to participate in our meetings and weigh in, in real time, on policies the board is considering.”
Hahn will serve as Chair of the Board until December 2023.
Changes to Public Comment:
Starting this Tuesday, Supervisor Hahn, as Chair, will change how public comment is taken during board meetings. Rather than all public comment being taken together at the beginning of the meeting and limited to 90 minutes, as has been the practice during much of the pandemic, Hahn will take unlimited public comment on each item when it is considered by the Board.
Members of the public interested in participating can either come in-person to the Hall of Administration or participate virtually by calling (877) 226-8163 and using participant code: 1336503.
Additional Changes to Board Meeting:
- Hahn will also bring back the pre-pandemic tradition of inviting a local veteran to lead the pledge of allegiance, and a resident to deliver an invocation at the start of every meeting.
- Tuesday, December 6 will also be the first time that the board meeting includes a land acknowledgement recognizing the First Peoples, thanks to the recent passage of a motion authored by Supervisor Hilda Solis and co-authored by Supervisor Hahn.
- Hahn is adding an additional monthly board meeting dedicated to Public Hearing items.
- Hahn is setting goal to increase the capacity of members of the public permitted in the board room when current surge of COVID-19 cases is over.
