(a) During board meetings, board members shall preserve order and decorum and shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings nor refuse to obey the orders of the chair or the rules of the board.
(b) Every board member desiring to speak shall address the chair and, upon recognition by the chair, shall limit remarks to the question under debate and shall avoid discussion of personalities and indecorous language.
(c) A board member, once recognized, shall not be interrupted while speaking unless called to order by the chair, except when a point of order is raised by another member or the speaker chooses to yield to questions from another member. If a board member is called to order while speaking, the member shall cease speaking immediately until the question of order is determined. If ruled to be in order, the member shall be permitted to proceed. If ruled to be not in order, the member shall remain silent or otherwise comply with rules of the board.
(d) All members of the board shall accord the utmost courtesy to each other, to city employees, and to members of the public appearing before the board and shall refrain at all times from rude and derogatory remarks, reflection as to integrity, abusive comments, and statements as to motives and personalities.
(e) Board members shall confine their questions as to the particular matters before the assembly and, in debate, shall confine their remarks to the issues before the board.
(f) Members shall be removed from the meeting for failure to comply with decisions of the chair or continued violations of the rules of the board. If the chair fails to act, any member may move to require the chair to enforce the rules, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the board shall require the chair to act. (Ord. Nos. 14180; 20488)