ORDINANCE O-20-009
wish to speak and then may be extended by a majority of the public body present for
a time certain.
(2) Public comment at the end of the meeting; shall be for a period not to exceed five
$} fifteen (15) minutes per-presentation: and
& Public comment allowed in A and B above shall be conducted as follows:
(1) Speaker must sign-in prior to the start of the meeting to indicate intent to speak
during public comment:
(2) Speaker may not speak until recognized by the presiding officer:
(3a) Speaker shall identify him or herself by name and addresses when beginning to
speak.
(4) One person speaks at a time.
5 Each speaker is limited to speaking once per public comment period and is
limited to xe three 3 minutes during the first public comment
three three 3 -minutes during the second comment period. which time may not
be deferred to another speaker or speaker:
+3316) Ifthere has been a public hearing on a matter on the same day. there shall be no
further public comment allowed on that matter.
i637) The presiding officer may allow questions at the presiding officer’s discretion but
only the presiding officer shall address the question or call upon the most
qualified person to answer the question:
‘#($) Prior to or at a meeting, members of the public may submit written comments to
the full Board of Aldermen or the committee by email or paper copy. It is the
responsibility of the member of the public to have enough paper copies and such
copies shall be handed to the clerk for distribution prior to the start of the meeting.
Written comments may be accepted as correspondence but shall not be read in to
the record.
t+ 9) Excessive repetition and irrelevant remarks are discouraged:
¢23(|0) Remarks shall be civil: rude or profane remarks are prohibited: and
oy) The presiding officer has authority to terminate the remarks of any speaker
when such remarks do not adhere to this ordinance or other applicable law.”
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
This legislation shall take effect following its passage.
