(A) Time limits. The following time limits apply unless suspended pursuant to this order.
(1) Legislative body members are allowed during debate to speak twice on a particular issue for no longer than three minutes each time. Members may not yield any unexpired time to another member or reserve such time for him or her. Time will not be charged to the original speaker if he or she yields to another member’s question through a point of information.
(2) Official reports from non-legislative body members are limited to ten minutes, exclusive of direct questions asked by the legislative body.
(3) Legislative body member comments immediately following new business or those made while reporting as chairperson from a committee are limited to five minutes.
(4) Public comments during an open forum are limited to three minutes.
(5) Announcements just before adjournment are limited to two minutes.
(B) Open forum requirements. Members of the public may only publicly address the legislative body during the open forum of the agenda, if included. Any member of the public who wishes to address the legislative body during that time must provide his or her name and address and business or organization he or she is representing, if any, prior to stating his or her comments.
(C) Meeting etiquette.
(1) Comments made during debate by members of the legislative body must be germane to the issue at hand and must never attack or question the motives of other members.
(2) Any individual who, in the opinion of the presiding officer or the legislative body, becomes abusive, belligerent, profane, or disruptive to the meeting shall be asked to remain orderly or to leave the meeting. The presiding officer or legislative body may require that the individual be escorted from the meeting room if necessary for the orderly conduct of the meeting.
(Ord. 2021-01, passed 6-25-2021)