WS - D - Council Procedure Rules - DRAFT

willing to give up their speaking time on the subject agenda item. Said consolidation may result in no more than six minutes of speaking time for any single speaker. • No person shall be permitted to enter the demarcated area in front of or behind Council Members without the permission of the Presiding Officer. Rule 24. Failure to Follow Council Rules. To enable the Council to transact the business of the City and conduct efficient meetings, persons other than Council Members who violate these rules and/or fail to follow the direction of the Presiding Officer on more than one occasion during a Council meeting shall face sanctions, including the following: • A verbal warning; or • Not being recognized to speak at the remainder of the same Council meeting; or • Being directed to leave the Council meeting; or • Being suspended from attending one or more subsequent Council meetings The Presiding Officer is empowered to make the determination of when violations have occurred, and to impose the appropriate sanction, which will normally be progressive in nature. Steps may be skipped if the violation is sufficiently egregious. Failure to adhere to sanctions imposed are grounds for additional sanctions. Section VI. Council Action Rule 25. Motion Required. All action requiring a vote shall be moved by a Council Member. Rule 26. Motion to Reconsider. A motion to reconsider must be made by a Council Member who was on the prevailing side in the original action. Rule 27. Call for Vote. At the conclusion of discussion, the Presiding Officer shall call for a vote, provided however, a majority of the Council may require a vote at any time. Rule 28. Action on Consent Agenda. Except as herein provided the "Consent Agenda" shall be considered in bulk and voted upon in a single motion. Any items upon which any Council Member wishes to speak shall be considered separately and not as a portion of any motion calling for action upon the remainder of the "Consent Agenda". Rule 29. Consideration Out of Order. With the consent of a majority of Council, any Agenda item may be considered out of order at the request of a Council Member. Section VII. Miscellaneous Rule 30. Motions. At any appropriate place on the Agenda any Council Member may make a motion for the Council to act upon any matter if the motion is germane to the matter under consideration. Rule 31. Waiver of Ordinance Readings. A Council Member may move the final passage of an ordinance, with waiver and suspension of the requirement that an ordinance must be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is 5