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and will be called upon by the Presiding Officer to enforce these laws at Council Meetings. CONFLICT OF INTEREST (Disqualifications All Council Members are subject to the provision of California Law, such as Chapter 7, Title 9, of the California Government Code, relative to conflicts of interest, and to conflicts of interest codes adopted by ordinance or resolution of the Council. Conflict of interest issues can be very complicated and fact specific. If a Council Member, after receiving the agenda packet, believes or is aware that he/she has a potential conflict, he/she should confer with the City Attorney as soon as possible before the meeting. Any Council Member who has a conflict of interest shall absent him/her self from the Council Chambers during the debate and voting on the issue. The Council is prohibited by law from entering into a contract if any of the Council Members are financially interested in that contract. (Government Code 1090 et seq.). LIMITATION OF DEBATE No Council Member normally should speak more than once upon any one subject until every other member choosing to speak thereon has spoken. DISSENT AND PROTESTS Any member shall have the right to express dissent from or protest to any action of the Council and have the reason entered in the minutes. If such dissent or protest is desired to be entered in the minutes, this should be made clear by language such as " I would like the minutes to show that I am opposed to this action for the following reasons...." PROCEDURES IN ABSENCE OF RULES Except as modified by the provisions of this handbook, the proceedings of the Council shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, As Amended. RULINGS OF CHAIR FINAL UNLESS OVERRULED In presiding over Council meetings, the Mayor, Vice Mayor or temporary Presiding Officer shall decide all questions of interpretations of these rules, points of order or other questions of procedure, requiring rulings. Any such decision or ruling shall be final unless overridden or suspended by a majority vote of the Council Members present and voting.