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29 <br /> <br />designate some member of the staff for that purpose. During initial clarifying <br />questions from City Council Members after a staff report, the Presiding Officer <br />shall enforce a 5 minute limit per City Council Member. Once every Council <br />Member has had a chance to ask questions during their initial 5 minute limit, <br />the Presiding Officer may allow additional questions as needed. <br />c) A Councilmember, once recognized, shall not be interrupted while speaking <br />unless called to order by the Presiding Officer; unless a Point of Order is raised <br />by another Councilmember; or unless the speaker chooses to yield to <br />questions from another Councilmember. <br />d) A visual timer shall be posted for all presenters and City Council members <br />during their comments. <br />e) Any Councilmember challenged while speaking, shall cease speaking <br />immediately until the question of order is determined. If ruled to be in order, <br />he/she shall be permitted to proceed. If ruled to be not in order, he/she shall <br />remain silent or shall alter his/her remarks to comply with the rules of order. <br />f) Councilmembers shall accord the utmost courtesy to each other, to City <br />employees and the public appearing before the Council and shall refrain at all <br />times from rude and derogatory remarks, reflections as to integrity, abusive <br />comments, and statements as to motives and personalities. <br />g) Any Councilmember may move to require the Presiding Officer to enforce the <br />rules, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require him/her <br />to so act. <br /> <br />DECORUM AND ORDER - EMPLOYEES <br />Members of the Administrative Staff and employees of the City shall observe the same <br />rules of procedure and decorum applicable to members of the Council. The City <br />Manager shall ensure that all City employees observe such decorum. Any staff <br />member, including the City Manager, who wants to address the Council or members <br />of the public shall first be recognized by the Presiding Officer. All remarks shall be <br />addressed to the Presiding Officer and not to any one individual Council Member or <br />member of the public. <br /> <br />DECORUM AND ORDER – PUBLIC <br />Members of the public attending Council meetings must observe the same rules of <br />order and decorum applicable to the Council. Any person who makes threats or who <br />becomes violent while addressing the Council or while attending the Council meeting <br />shall be removed from the room if the Police Chief or their designee is so directed by <br />the Presiding Officer, and such person may be barred from further attendance at the <br />Council meeting. Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of feet, whistles, <br />yells, applause and similar demonstrations and outbursts shall not be permitted by the <br />Presiding Officer, who may direct the Police Chief to remove such offenders from the <br />room. Aggravated cases shall be prosecuted or appropriate complaint signed by the <br />Presiding Officer. <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br />Resolution No. 2026-021 Page 75