- Feature Links
- Pasco Agendas and Minutes
- Virtual Public Comment Instructions
Virtual Public Comment Instructions
Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission, and MPO Meetings will be held as HYBRID VIRTUAL MEETINGS with Elected Officials, Board and Commission members, and County staff participating through video conferencing. Please be advised that other Boards and Advisory committees will also be meeting virtually, until further notice. For information on those meetings, please check the County Calendar or contact County Administration (727) 847-8115.
Please see below specific instructions for Public Comment:
WebEx Participants During Meeting - WebEx participants will need to pre-register by completing a Virtual Public Comment Form, or by calling the County’s Customer Service Center at (727) 847-2411. A separate pre-registration will be required for each hybrid virtual meeting.
Pre-registration must be completed by:
- 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2021, the day prior to the Planning Commission Meeting
- 5:00 p.m. on January 25, 2021, the day prior to the meeting for the Board of County Commissioners
- 9:00 a.m. on February 10, 2021, the day prior to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
**If you have not pre-registered to participate, via WebEx or E-mail, by the specified time, you will be unable to virtually participate in the Public Comment portion of the meeting. However, you may attend, in-person, and participate via the public comment Kiosk.**
WebEx participants must log into the meeting 15 minutes prior to the start time of the meeting, and will utilize the link provided at the time of pre-registration. WebEx participants for the Consent and Regular Agenda will be placed in a queue on a first-come, first-served basis. WebEx participants for the Public Hearing section of the Agenda will wait until the commencement of the public hearing for the specific item identified in their pre-registration. During the BCC meeting, participants will be notified by a member of County staff when they will be permitted to speak. Each WebEx participant is limited to three (3) minutes for such comments (or that time allowed under the Board’s regular procedural rules), unless additional time is approved by the BCC Chairman at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Participants must announce their name, address, and Agenda Item number or Agenda Item Title before speaking.
* For other Boards and Committees, please contact County Administration (727) 847-8115.
Members of the public may also submit public comment(s), document(s), powerpoint(s), or video(s) via e-mail to pcadmin@mypasco.net by:
- 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2021, the day prior to the Planning Commission Meeting
- 5:00 p.m. on January 25, 2021, the day prior to the meeting for the Board of County Commissioners
- 9:00 a.m. on February 10, 2021, the day prior to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
**If you have not pre-registered to participate, via WebEx or E-mail, by the specified time, you will be unable to virtually participate in the Public Comment portion of the meeting. However, you may attend, in-person, and participate via the public comment Kiosk.**
The e-mail must include the following information:
- Name,
- Address, and
- Agenda Item No. or Agenda Item Title.
All e-mail attachments shall be in one of the following file formats: .doc/.docx; .pdf; .JPG or JPEG; .MOV; .PTT or .PPTX; .XLS or .XLSX; .WAV; .PNG; or .AVI. If a member of the public wishes for their comment(s), document(s), powerpoint(s), or video(s) to be read out loud or played at the meeting, the e-mail shall also identify the specific portions of the comment(s), document(s), powerpoint(s), or video(s) that should be read out loud or played, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes in duration, unless additional time is approved by the Chairman at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Otherwise, the e-mail(s), and any attachments, will only be sent by e-mail to the Board Members, Clerk & Comptroller, and County Administration, and included in the public record of the meeting. Any e-mail submissions received after the submission deadline, but before the start of the meeting, will not be read out loud or played during the meeting, and may not be sent by e-mail to the Board Members prior to the meeting, but will be included as part of the public record of the meeting.
For questions or inquiries, members of the public can reach out to our Customer Service Center (727) 847-2411 or County Administration (727) 847-8115.
On January 26, 2021, a public comment kiosk will be available in the lobby, located at the West Pasco Government Center, Board Room, 1st Floor, 8731 Citizens Drive, New Port Richey, Florida 34654. The kiosk will have a camera and monitor available for participants to view, hear, and speak during the hybrid virtual meeting. In the event that there are technical issues with the public comment kiosk, the participant may request to attend the hybrid virtual meeting inside the Board Room. Otherwise, the Board Room will be closed to the public. Participants attending at the public comment kiosk shall observe all social distancing requirements or signage imposed or posted and shall only speak at the hybrid virtual meeting when directed by a member of County staff. Public comment kiosk participants will be permitted to speak for a maximum of (3) minutes (or that time allowed under the Board’s Regular procedural rules), unless a request for additional time is approved by the Chairman at least 24 hours in advance of the hybrid virtual meeting.
Any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners or the Planning Commission with respect to any matter considered at any meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. For this virtual meeting, persons may obtain a verbatim record of the proceeding by contacting the Clerk and Comptroller’s Office, East Pasco Government Center, 14326 6th Street, Suite 201, Dade City, Florida 33523-3414; or at (352) 521-4345.
Accessibility Statement
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the County’s Human Resources Department, Internal Services Building, 7536 State Street, New Port Richey, FL 34654, (727) 847-8030 (V) at least 7 days before the public hearing, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the public hearing is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.