(A) By Councilmembers. While the City Council is in session, the members shall preserve decorum and order, and no member shall, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council, nor disturb any members while speaking, or refuse to obey the orders of the Council or its presiding officer, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(B) By other persons. No person shall make personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks, nor otherwise disturb the order and decorum of any Council meeting. Defamatory or abusive remarks will not be allowed. Undue interruption or other interference with the orderly conduct of business will not be allowed. A speaker’s privilege to address the Council may be terminated if a speaker persists in improper conduct or remarks. A police officer summoned for that purpose at the direction of the presiding officer, shall remove any person violating the provisions of this section.
(Prior Code, § 33.16) (Ord. 1872, passed 7-28-2008)