ORDER AND DECORUM

§ 30.60 LAWFUL ORDER.

   At meetings of the Council, the presiding officer will preserve order and decorum and may require the Chief of Police or, at his or her option, 1 of his or her police officers to attend meetings of the Council to preserve order.

(1997 Code, § 2-146)

§ 30.61 OATHS.

   The presiding officer will have the power to administer an oath to any person concerning any matter submitted to the Council or connected with its powers and duties.

(1997 Code, § 2-147)

Statutory reference:

   Authority of Council to administer oaths, see VA Code, § 15.2-1409

§ 30.62 ADDRESSING THE CHAIR.

   When any person, including a Council Member, speaks to the Council, he or she will address the Chair and will confine himself or herself strictly to the question before the Council.

(1997 Code, § 2-148)

§ 30.63 ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL.

   No person in attendance at a meeting of the Council will be permitted to address the Council while members of the Council are considering the question on any motion, resolution or ordinance preliminary to a vote on the same, except at the discretion of the Chair.

(1997 Code, § 2-149)