Meetings are conducted in an orderly, courteous and disciplined manner.

1. The President/Committee Chair conducts all Board/Committee meetings and is in charge of managing the Board/Committee process.
2. The President/Committee Chair is responsible for keeping the agenda and discussion focused on the action or issue, proceeding in a deliberate and orderly fashion. Board members are to adhere to the direction given by the President/Committee Chair.
3. It is also the President’s/Committee Chair’s responsibility to, when the discussion goes beyond the scope of the action of issue, respectfully bring the discussion back to focus on the action/issue by deferring the discussion to either:
   1. later contact with the appropriate staff member, or
   2. the discussion portion of the full Board meeting agenda
4. During Board meeting discussions, Board members may speak to an issue for up to three minutes with up to three minutes for rebuttal.
5. At Board/Committees meetings, action items are to be taken first and Study/Report items are to be allowed after the action items have been concluded.
6. Board/Committee meetings are restricted to three Wednesdays per month, except in emergencies.
7. A time certain will be set for all Board/Committee meetings.
1. During “Open Time” at full Board Meetings or discussion items at Committee Meeting:
   1. All individuals wishing to speak must call in before 3 p.m. the day of the meeting to be placed on the agenda.
   2. "Open Time” for citizen input shall not exceed a total of 15 minutes with up to three minutes allowed for citizen testimony, with the time limit to be allotted by the President.
   3. citizen testimony during “Open Time” will be allowed at 5:30 p.m.
   4. “Open Time” will be allowed at the Regular Board meetings each month.
   5. During “Open Time” public testimony will be given without debate, only clarifying questions from the Board will be allowed.
   6. Open Time discussion is limited to items that are not scheduled for action by the Board on the agenda. Items not allowed for discussion include:
      1. pending litigation, or
      2. personnel issues.

2. A time structure will be set for all Board and Committee meetings. The President/Committee Chair and Superintendent, Board Secretary, or appropriate Assistant Superintendent is responsible for setting a time limit on Study or Report items on the agenda. If an item is not completed during the allotted time frame, it can be deferred to a future Committee meeting. The Secretary will be the timekeeper and any unfinished business will be continued at the next Board meeting.

3. It is the responsibility of Board members to read agendas and express concern about a preliminary agenda item to the President, Committee Chair, appropriate Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.

4. During the New Business section of the Board meeting, a time will be designated for discussion among board members for items not originally identified on the agenda.

5. All Board members will help the President/Committee Chair by calling for the question, point of order, etc., to expedite the business of the Board.

6. The President/Committee Chair will conduct the meeting according to Robert’s Rules of Order newly revised 1990 edition – 9th edition.

View agendas for upcoming meetings
A schedule of meetings and agendas is available online and outside of the MPRB Administrative Offices located at:

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
2117 West River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Request for Public Data
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board requires that members of the public requesting access to data collected, maintained or disseminated by the MPRB specify in writing the specific data being requested.

• Data Practices Public Access Procedure
• Handout to Members of the Public
• Request for Public Data Form
• Request for Public Data Form - PDF

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