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Sarasota News Leader November 22, 2013 Page 67 don't just get up and make, as Commissioner Robinson used the term, 'hearsay' …" LATER IN THE DAY Ramirez returned to the podium during the public comments portion of the afternoon session. She made a point of telling the board she had not signed a speaker's card "because it is not required for open to the public." She continued, "I am here to address the personal attack that was made this morning as well as the violation of free speech that I witnessed. It is disingenuous for this County Commission to call a citizen a liar, especially when it comes from a commission that doesn't know how to tell the truth." Vice Chairman Charles Hines studies a slide during a PowerPoint presentation. File photo A section from the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners Rules of Procedure, adopted June 4, 2013, explains the process for making public comments at meetings. Image courtesy Sarasota County