WS - D - Council Procedure Rules - DRAFT

recognized for a specific purpose shall limit remarks to that purpose. A Council member, after being recognized shall not be interrupted except by the presiding officer to enforce these rules. Rule 16. Limit on Remarks. Each Council member shall limit his or her remarks to a reasonable length. Rule 17. Order of Consideration of Agenda. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, each Agenda item shall be considered in the numerical order assigned by the City Clerk. Each Agenda item shall be separately announced by the Presiding Officer, for purposes of discussion and consideration. The entire Consent Agenda shall be considered a single item. Except as otherwise ordered by the Mayor or a majority of City Council, the order of the Agenda shall be as follows: 1. Roll Call 2. Mayor's Proclamations 3. Consent Agenda 4. Community Comment (for a length determined by the Presiding Officer) 5. 6. Public Hearings 7. Ordinances 8. Resolutions 9. City Council Information 10. City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator, City Attorney, and other Department Head City Clerk Report 11. Adjournment Rule 18. Presiding Officer's Right to Speak Last. The Presiding Officer has the right to close debate and speak last on any item. Section V. Public Participation Rule 19. Public’s Right to Address Council. Persons other than Council Members shall be permitted to address the Council only upon specific Agenda items, and only at Formal Council meetings. No public comment is allowed at Council Work Session meetings unless the person(s) is directly invited by the Mayor or a majority of Council. Rule 20. Manner of Addressing Council. At each Formal Council meeting, a person desiring to address the Council shall step to the podium, state their name, the city or town where they reside, and any group they represent, and speak clearly into the microphone. They shall also legibly write their full name and city or town of residence on the speaker log. At all public hearings, each speaker who has a special right to object by virtue of their address shall be required to provide their address and group affiliation (if any). If electronic participation in the meeting is permitted by Council, the person shall use the prescribed method for comments. Rule 21. Time Limit on Public Comments. Persons wishing to address Council shall be limited to no more than three minutes speaking time per Agenda item on which the public is allowed to speak, unless additional or less time is determined by the Presiding Officer, based on the number of persons wishing to speak and/or the length of the Council meeting. Total public input on any agenda item can be further limited to a fixed period by the Presiding Officer. A majority vote of the Council may alter the time limitations of this rule. For planning and zoning 3