Resolutions-2025-033 - Council Rules Only

K. Motions forApproval L. Reports tobeReceived/Filed M. ReportsfromCityPersonnel N. ClosedSession (asneeded) O. Adjournment Rule18. Presiding Officer'sRighttoSpeakLast. ThePresiding Officerhastherighttoclosedebateand speaklastonanyitem. SectionV. PublicParticipation Rule19. Public’sRighttoAddress Council. PersonsotherthanCouncilMembers shallbepermitted to addresstheCouncilonlyuponspecificAgendaitems, andonlyatFormalCouncil meetings. No publiccomment isallowedatCouncilWorkSessionmeetings unlesstheperson(s)isdirectly invitedbytheMayororamajorityofCouncil. Rule20. MannerofAddressing Council. AteachFormalCouncilmeeting, apersondesiringtoaddress theCouncilshallsteptothepodium, statetheirname, thecityortownwheretheyreside, and anygrouptheyrepresent, andspeakclearly. Theyshallalsolegibly writetheirfullnameandcity ortownofresidence onthespeakerlog. Atallpublichearings, eachspeakerwhohasaspecial righttoobjectbyvirtueoftheiraddressshallberequired toprovidetheiraddressandgroup affiliation (ifany). Rule21. TimeLimitonPublicComments. PersonswishingtoaddressCouncilshallbelimitedtono morethanthreeminutesspeakingtimeonanyAgendaitemonwhichthepublicisallowedto speak, unlessadditional orlesstimeisdetermined bythePresidingOfficer, basedonthe numberofpersonswishingtospeakand/orthelengthoftheCouncilmeeting. Totalpublic inputonanyagendaitemcanbefurtherlimitedtoafixedperiodbythePresiding Officer. A majorityvoteoftheCouncilmayalterthetimelimitations ofthisrule. Forplanning andzoning matters, applicants and/ortheirrepresentatives shallnotbesubjecttothistimelimitation but mayinstead havereasonable timelimitsimposed bythePresiding Officer. Rule22.Comments toBeGermane. ThePresiding Officershallruleonthegermaneness ofpublic comments. WhileCouncilabsolutely respectsthepublic’sFirstAmendment rightswhen addressing Council, speakers aremostpersuasive whentheymakesubstantive arguments supported byfacts. Personsmakingnon-germane remarks duringanyportionofthemeetingor engaginginanyactionthatimpedes theorderly conductofaCouncilmeetingshallnotbe recognized bythePresiding Officer duringtheremainder ofthemeeting. Arguing withthe Presiding Officeraboutanydetermination willbeconsidered persedisruptive. Citizensmaking personal, repetitive, slanderous, ordisruptive remarks orengaging inanyactionthatotherwise impedestheorderlyconduct ofacouncilmeetingshallnotberecognized bythepresiding officerduringtheremainder ofthemeeting. Toensurethemeetingisconducted orderlyand freefrominterference orinterruption, thepresiding officerisvestedwithexclusive discretion to reviewanddetermine whetherremarks oractionsmeetanyprohibited termsofthisrule. Rule23. RulesofConduct. Thefollowing rulesareadoptedfortheconductofthoseattending Council meetings: 1. Onlypersons recognized bythePresiding Officerwillbeallowedtospeak. TheCouncil 3