All meetings of the Board, except meetings closed to the public, shall be open to the public, including representatives of the press, faculty, and students to limitations of space and such reasonable restrictions as shall be imposed by the Board to ensure the orderly conduct of business. Members of the public may address the Board at any official meeting; however, the Board, reserves the right to limit individual participation to permit the presentation of all pertinent points of view and information bearing upon a matter before it. The Board will limit any presentation by a person or a group of persons presenting like comments or questions to five (5) minutes and the total time for all comments or questions at a meeting to a total of twenty (20) minutes. Further, the Board does not obligate itself to receive or act upon new items introduced at a Board meeting which are not on the agenda. A request from an individual citizen or Board member for consideration of any matter at a regular meeting, shall be received in writing by the President of the College at least eight (8) calendar days before the meeting, in order to be placed on the agenda.

A member of the Board of Trustees may participate electronically by a speaker phone or similar device that is audible to the audience. The following rules apply:

• A quorum of the board must be physically present at the actual location of the meeting. Absent members may not "call in" to make up a quorum.
• An absent member may be permitted to participate electronically only if he or she is prevented from physically attending the meeting due to:
  1. Personal illness or disability;
  2. Employment purposes;
  3. Business of the public body;
  4. A family emergency or other emergency.
• A member who wishes to attend electronically must notify the Secretary of the Board before the meeting unless it is "impracticable" to do so.
• All meeting minutes must reflect whether a member is present physically or electronically.

The Secretary to the Board of Trustees serves as the Open Meetings Act Designee and completes electronic training on an annual basis. All current trustees must complete training by January 1, 2013. Future trustees must complete the electronic training no later than 90 days after the trustee takes the oath of office.