Rules & Procedures for Public Comment

Administrative Matters Meetings are held weekly on Tuesday mornings by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC).  The meeting begins with the opportunity for Public Comments, which may be limited to ensure meetings are orderly and efficient.  The guidelines are as follows:

  •  A sign-in sheet will be posted at the meeting and those who intend to make public comment are requested to sign in.  We are also taking public comments via email and phone, in addition to in-person comments.  If commenting via email, please send your comment to bcc-admin@larimer.org.  These emails will be sent to the Commissioners for their information but will not be read aloud at the meeting.  If you want to comment via phone, you must register by 4:30pm the Monday before the meeting.  If you wish to be called, please email bcc-admin@larimer.org or call (970) 498-7010 and provide your name, topic for comment and phone number.  You will be called at that number when it is your turn.
  • Larimer County does not permit the use of digital visual aids, such as PowerPoint presentations or videos, during public comment at the Board of County Commissioners' Administrative Matters meetings. Members of the public who wish to share digital materials are welcome to email them to the Board of County Commissioners at bocc@larimer.org. For those attending in person, physical copies of digital visual aids (such as printed slides or photos) are accepted and can be provided to commissioners during public comment.
  • When called to make comment, please state your name for the record.
  • Each person will have up to 3 minutes to present public comment.  However, the time allotted for public comment may be limited, so the Chair may shorten the time limit as necessary to give each commenter a chance to speak.
  • Be kind and understanding; listen with an open mind and heart; practice civility and show respect for one another.
  • Direct personal threats or other extreme behavior that disrupts the meeting will not be tolerated.
  • Public Comment is an opportunity for people to express their views and therefore the BCC generally does not engage in back-and-forth discussion or respond to questions. The BCC or a staff member may reply at a later time using the contact information provided on the sign-up sheet.
  • The BCC cannot take comments regarding matters that are scheduled or likely to be scheduled for consideration at a future quasi-judicial proceeding, such as hearings for land use, liquor or marijuana licenses, and special district formation.  All comments about these matters must be made at the future hearing to ensure fairness and impartiality for all interested parties. 

These Rules and Procedures for Public comment are consistent with Larimer County Administrative Policy and Procedure 100.7L, Rules of Procedure for Larimer County Board of Commissioners. 

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  1. No person shall so conduct himself at or in any public building owned, operated, or controlled by the state, or any of the political subdivisions of the state or at any building owned, operated, or controlled by the federal government as to willfully deny to any public official, public employee, or invitee on such premises the lawful rights of such official, employee, or invitee to enter, to use the facilities of, or to leave any such public building.
  2. No person shall, at or in any such public building, willfully impede any public official or employee in the lawful performance of duties or activities through the use of restraint, abduction, coercion, or intimidation or by force and violence or threat thereof.
  3. No person shall willfully refuse or fail to leave any such public building upon being requested to do so by the chief administrative officer or his designee charged with maintaining order in such public building, if the person has committed, is committing, threatens to commit, or incites others to commit any act which did, or would if completed, disrupt, impair, interfere with, or obstruct the lawful missions, processes, procedures, or functions being carried on in the public building.
  4. No person shall, at any meeting or session conducted by any judicial, legislative, or administrative body or official at or in any public building, willfully impede, disrupt, or hinder the normal proceedings of such meeting or session by any act of intrusion into the chamber or other areas designated for the use of the body or official conducting the meeting or session or by any act designed to intimidate, coerce, or hinder any member of such body or official engaged in the performance of duties at such meeting or session.
  5. No person shall, by any act of intrusion into the chamber or other areas designated for the use of any executive body or official at or in any public building, willfully impede, disrupt, or hinder the normal proceedings of such body or official.
  6. No person, alone or in concert with another, shall picket inside any building in which the chambers, galleries, or offices of the general assembly, or either house thereof, are located, or in which the legislative office of any member of the general assembly is located, or in which a legislative hearing or meeting is being or is to be conducted.
  7. The term “public building”, as used in this section, includes any premises being temporarily used by a public officer or employee in the discharge of his official duties.
  8. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

1) It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain in any public building or on any public property or to conduct himself or herself in or on the same in violation of any order, rule, or regulation concerning any matter prescribed in this subsection (1), limiting or prohibiting the use or activities or conduct in such public building or on such public property, issued by any officer or agency having the power of control, management, or supervision of the building or property. In addition to any authority granted by any other law, each such officer or agency may adopt such orders, rules, or regulations as are reasonably necessary for the administration, protection, and maintenance of such public buildings and property, specifically, orders, rules, and regulations upon the following matters:

(a) Preservation of property, vegetation, wildlife, signs, markers, statues, buildings and grounds, and other structures, and any object of scientific, historical, or scenic interest;

(b) Restriction or limitation of the use of such public buildings or property as to time, manner, or permitted activities;

(c) Prohibition of activities or conduct within public buildings or on public property which may be reasonably expected to substantially interfere with the use and enjoyment of such places by others or which may constitute a general nuisance or which may interfere with, impair, or disrupt a funeral or funeral procession;

(d) Necessary sanitation, health, and safety measures, consistent with section 25-13-113, C.R.S.;

(e) Camping and picnicking, public meetings and assemblages, and other individual or group usages, including the place, time, and manner in which such activities may be permitted;

(f) Use of all vehicles as to place, time, and manner of use;

(g) Control and limitation of fires, including but not limited to the prohibition, restriction, or ban on fires or other regulation of fires to avert the start of or lessen the likelihood of wildfire, and the designation of places where fires are permitted, restricted, prohibited, or banned.

(2) No conviction may be obtained under this section unless notice of such limitations or prohibitions is prominently posted at all public entrances to such building or property or unless such notice is actually first given the person by the officer or agency, including any agent thereof, or by any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction or authority to enforce this section.

(3)      (3)       (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (3), any person who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who violates any order, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be assessed a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not greater than one thousand dollars. The fine imposed by this paragraph (b) shall be mandatory and not subject to suspension. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be construed to limit the court's discretion in exercising other available sentencing alternatives in addition to the mandatory fine.

          (c) Any person who violates any order, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section concerning funerals or funeral processions is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.