Board of Appeals Hearing December 6, 2023

Discussion and possible action. On October 17, 2023, the Board of Supervisors (“BOS”) discontinued remote public comment by members of the public, except as necessary for disability accommodations (See Section 1.3.3 of the BOS Rules of Order and BOS File Number 231020). The instructions from the Mayor’s Office are that all commissions shall also adopt the BOS's new rule and not allow remote public comment except when necessary to accommodate a disability.  The Mayor’s Office has further directed that all presenters from departments shall attend commission meetings in-person.  The Board will consider whether to end remote public comment, except as necessary for a disability accommodation.  The Board will also consider whether to require department representatives and parties to attend meetings in-person, and to end remote meeting participation for such persons, except as necessary for a disability accommodation.