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SECTION V <br /> PRESIDING OFFICER <br /> PRESIDING OFFICER <br /> The Mayor shall be the Presiding Officer at all meetings of the Council. In the absence . <br /> of the Mayor, the Vice Mayor shall preside. In the absence of the Mayor and the Vice <br /> Mayor, the Council shall elect a temporary presiding officer to serve until the arrival of <br /> the Mayor or the Vice Mayor or until adjournment. <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> The meeting of the Council shall be called to order by the Mayor or in his/her absence by <br /> the Vice Mayor. In the absence of both the Mayor and the Vice Mayor, the meeting shall <br /> be called to order by the City Clerk, whereupon the City Clerk shall immediately call for <br /> the selection of a temporary Presiding Officer. <br /> PARTICIPATION BY PRESIDING OFFICER <br /> The Presiding Officer may move, second, and debate from the Chair, subject only to such <br /> limitations of debate as are imposed on all Council Members, and he /she shall not be <br /> deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a Council Member by reason of his /her <br /> acting as Presiding Officer. However, the Presiding Officer is primarily responsible for <br /> the conduct of the meeting. If he /she desires to personally engage in extended debate on <br /> questions before the Council, he /she should consider turning the Chair over to another <br /> member. <br /> QUESTION TO BE STATED <br /> The Presiding Officer shall orally restate each question immediately prior to call for the <br /> vote. Following the vote, the Mayer—Presiding Officer or City Clerk shall announce <br /> whether the question carried or was defeated for the benefit of the audience. <br /> MAINTENANCE OF ORDER <br /> The Mayer—or—Presiding Officer is responsible for the maintenance of order and decorum <br /> at all times. No Council persenMember, staff or member of the audience is allowed to <br /> speak who has not first been recognized by the Chair. All questions and remarks shall be <br /> addressed to the Chair. <br /> I The Mayor— er—Presiding Officer shall ensure that he /she, as well as the balance of <br /> Council, refrains from commenting or entering into conversation with speakers during <br /> I Public Comments or during Public Hearings. until all sp akers have been h ard. <br /> V - I <br />