DISCLAIMER TO THE PUBLIC:
The April 9, 2026, Special Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Río Hondo Community College District (District) will be held in-person. The District returned to fully in-person meetings following the end of Governor Newsom’s COVID-19 State of Emergency, which was lifted as of March 1, 2023. Without a declared State of Emergency, the District cannot hold remote meetings under AB 361.
Board Agendas
as are physically posted in the Lobby area of the L Tower, Student Life and Leadership Office, located in the Student Union (SU210), the second floor of the Library and a digital copy on the Rio Hondo College website at www.riohondo.edu
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PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS
This agenda and public comment card are available on the Río Hondo College website in the Board Docs platform;
https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/riohondo/Board.nsf/files/CWQS936F3A7A/$file/Public%20Comment%20Card_ltr_sz_fillable.pdf and on campus in the President’s Office, L Tower, 4th Floor, Room 404.
Please email the completed Public Comment card to designated staff in the President’s Office who will present to the Board President in the order they are received. Please ensure that you receive confirmation from staff that your email submission was received. [email protected] and [email protected]
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Any individual with a disability, who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in a Board meeting of the Rio Hondo Community College District, may request assistance by contacting the President’s Office at Rio Hondo College, 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California at Least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. This document is available in an alternate format. Telephone (562) 908-3403. You can also email designated staff in the President’s Office to request an accommodation – Renee Gallegos at [email protected] or Angie Tomasich [email protected].
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Members of the public may address the Board of Trustees regarding items on the agenda by completing the form provided by the District and submitting it to the Secretary of the Board prior to the agenda item being discussed. The President of the Board shall determine whether to allow the public to speak on the item before or during the Board’s consideration of the item.
The public shall be given the opportunity to address the Board on any item on the agenda within the subject matter/jurisdiction of the Board. Such remarks shall be made during Open Communication for Public Comment. Presentation by a member of the public on matters relating to an agenda item or during Open Communication for Public Comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes. Thirty minutes shall be the maximum time allotment for public speakers on any one subject regardless of the number of speakers at any one board meeting as prescribed in Board Policy 2345.
Additionally, under the Brown Act, the Board cannot discuss or take action on items not listed on the agenda. Matters brought before the Board that are not on the agenda may, at the Board’s discretion, be referred to staff or placed on the next agenda.
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AUDIO RECORDINGS
An audio recording will be made available within 24-48 hours and is posted to the corresponding Board meeting on the Board Docs platform.
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DISTRICT MISSION
Río Hondo College is an educational and community partner committed to advancing social justice and equity as an antiracist institution that collectively invests in all students’ academic and career pathways that lead to attainment of degree, certificate, transfer, and lifelong-learning goals. For information on the College or its programs, please call 562-692-0921 or visit www.riohondo.edu.