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(A) Prior to addressing the Council, each person wishing to address the Council shall complete a card provided by the City Clerk for that purpose. Once the card is completed, it shall be returned to the City Clerk prior to the conclusion of the agenda item upon which such person desires to speak. Upon receipt of the card, the City Clerk shall deliver it to the presiding officer. The card shall become part of the record.
(B) The City Clerk shall prepare the card to solicit the following information by each person wishing to address the Council: the person’s name and address; whether he or she is speaking for himself or herself, an organization or another party (in which event the name of the organization or other party he or she represents should also be given); the agenda item he or she wishes to address; and a very brief description of the subject matter he or she wishes to present.
(C) The maximum time for addressing the Council pursuant to this section shall be five minutes; however, the presiding officer may either extend or reduce the maximum time to such period of time as the Council may determine.
(‘86 Code, § 2.04.210) (Ord. 2889, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3959, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4755, passed 9-23-19) Penalty, see § 1.12.010
(A) By Council members. While the Council is in session the members must preserve order and decorum, and no member shall, either by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council or disturb any member while speaking or refusing to obey the orders of the Council or its presiding officer, except as otherwise herein provided.
(B) By persons. Any person addressing the Council who refuses to stop speaking after his or her time has expired or any person who behaves in such a manner as to interfere with or impede the progress of the City Council meeting who, after a request by the presiding officer, refuses to cease such behavior may be removed from the City Council chambers upon direction of the presiding officer.
(‘86 Code, § 2.04.220) (Ord. 2889, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4755, passed 9-23-19)
The Chief of Police, or such member, or members, of the Police Department or Police Reserve as he may designate, shall be Sergeant-at-Arms of the Council meetings. He, or they, shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Council meeting.
(‘86 Code, § 2.04.230) (Ord. 2889, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4755, passed 9-23-19)
No person, except city officials or their designees, shall be permitted within the rail in front of the Council chamber without the express consent of the Council.
(‘86 Code, § 2.04.240) (Ord. 2889, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4755, passed 9-23-19) Penalty, see § 1.12.010
Every member of the City Council of the city who retires after 12 years of service on the City Council shall in each year after their retirement receive the same medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance benefits that sitting City Council Members receive during each such year, but in no event shall any such benefits be less than substantially the same health care benefits received during his or her tenure on the City Council. Such benefits and the premiums therefor shall be paid by the city.
(Ord. 4336, passed 7-13-98)