Citizen Comments/Village Board Comments

The Village has debated about when Village Board comments should occur during public meetings. I don't understand why the Village Board doesn't adopt a similar method for Citizen Comments as is performed during Plan Commission meetings. During Plan Commission meetings, Citizens can make non-agenda item comments at the very beginning of the meeting. Then, when a specific agenda item comes up that a person wants to address, they can talk right after the Community Development director, or whoever, has given their presentation to the Commissioners about the specific agenda item. Why the Village Board doesn't adopt the same method is beyond me. The Village Trustees are so concerned about speaking about a non-agenda item or taking action on something that isn't on the agenda. Citizens are worried that they would have to sit through an entire meeting before hearing Board comments. In general, this method would address both issues. Everyone would be speaking about the same agenda item at the same time and there would be a lot less confusion. Non-agenda items could be addressed at the end of the meeting during Village Board comments. What a simple solution!