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San Leandro Council Member Handbook | 20212022 33 | Page SECTION VI COMMUNICATIONS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL AT MEETINGS Any citizen may address the Council on any business concerning him/her, or affecting his/her interests; however, preference will be given to those who have first presented matters in the form of written communication, or who have notified the Presiding Officer of their desire to speak. Any member of the public who wants to address the Council shall complete a “speaker card” and hand it to the City Clerk. The City Clerk will advise the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer will announce the names from the speaker cards. Once the individual’s name is called, that individual should proceed to theto the podium and wait to be recognized by the Presiding Officer. After being recognized, the individual will speak directly into the microphone and for the record, shall state his/her name. Members of the public may submit speaker cards to address items listed under Public Hearings, Public Comments, Consent Calendar or Action Items. Speakers will address the City Council after the staff presentation has been completed. The Presiding Officer shall have the power to change the order of business during a City Council Meeting if the number of persons in attendance warrants such a change. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking action on an item not appearing on its posted agenda. Therefore, any issue raised under the Public Comments section of the agenda will be referred to staff for a decision about placing it on a future agenda for discussion, action, or report. A. TIME LIMITATION Any member of the public who speaks before the Council shall limit his/her address to five two (52) minutes during Public Hearings. Members of the public who address the Council during Public Comments, Consent Calendar, or Action Items shall be limited to three two (32) minutes per agenda item, and a maximum of five (5) minutes for all Consent Calendar items, subject to the discretion of the Chair. B. APPLICANTS AND/OR APPELLANTS – PUBLIC HEARINGS Any applicant and/or appellant who speaks before the City Council shall limit their address to ten (10) minutes. This time limit will not be applied to speakers to whom constitutional due process applies. The City Attorney shall advise the City Council in this regard. Applicants and/or appellants shall be allowed five (5) minutes for rebuttal following public comments and before City Council comments and questions.