(A) Public comment request. Any person not a member of the City Council may address the City Council with regard to items of proposed business under the following rules.
(1) He or she shall rise (if not physically impaired) and state his or her name for the record and, unless further time is granted by the Council, limit remarks to five minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the City Council not to any member thereof.
(2) No person other than the Council member recognizing the individual addressing the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion directly or through a member of the Council without the permission of the Mayor. No questions shall be asked of an Alderperson except through the Mayor. Any person making personal or impertinent remarks or who shall become disruptive addressing the City Council shall be forthwith evicted from the Council room by the Mayor.
(B) Auxiliary aid or service. The City shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, members of the public, and companions with disabilities are as effective as communications with orders.
(1) The city shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aid(s) and service(s), where necessary, to afford qualified individuals with disabilities (including applicants, participants, companions, and members of the public) an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of a service, program, or activity of the city.
(2) Auxiliary aids and services shall be provided in a timely manner,
(3) Individuals shall notify the City Clerk 14 days in advance, specifying the appropriate auxiliary aids or services required.
(C) Chief of Police.
(1) The Chief of Police or his or her authorized designee shall be the Sergeant at Arms at the Council meetings. He or she shall carry out all orders and instructions of the Mayor for the purposes of maintaining order and decorum.
(2) The Sergeant at Arms shall remove any person violating order and decorum of the meeting. Such removal may be accompanied by further prosecution for any violation of any ordinance under this code.
(Prior Code, § 1-2-13)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 5 ILCS 120/2.06