Public Comments - Internet View

While viewing the list of meetings on the Internet Publishing page, an icon for Comment will be visible when Public Comments can be submitted.

This will only be visible when the HTML Agenda has been published. Clicking this link will open the HTML Agenda for the meeting.

When a member of the public is viewing the HTML Agenda and selects an item, they will be able to toggle between Attachments and Public Comments. Under the Public Comments tab, the Leave Comment button will appear. Select Leave Comment to complete a form in order to submit the comment.

A pop up window will appear, asking for information that will be used in the review process of the public comment by an Administrator, if the setting to require approval of public comments is enabled. If Position was enabled citizens can pick from For, Against and No Position from the drop down.

If 'Position' has been enabled for the meeting type, the citizens chosen position will be shown in brackets next to their name on their public comment. If no position was chosen, a dash will appear in the brackets.

The Name, Email, Comments and Captcha are required fields. If a member of the public wishes to keep their email address private, they can deselect the option to Show/Publish email. Once the Public Comment has been approved either by an Administrator or automatically, the comment will be visible on the HTML Agenda via the item where the submission took place.

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