(A) The following order of business shall apply for all regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners:
(1) Call to order, invocation and Pledge of Allegiance;
(2) Roll call;
(3) Personnel orders;
(4) Presentations, awards and proclamations;
(5) Public hearings;
(6) Consent agenda;
(7) Public forum;
(8) Approval of minutes of prior meeting;
(9) Ordinance, resolution and order readings, public comment and voting thereon;
(10) Unfinished business;
(11) New business;
(12) Department head comments;
(13) City Manager comments;
(14) Comments by the Board of Commissioners; and
(15) Adjournment.
(B) At the request of the Board of Commissioners or of the City Manager, the sequence of items in the order of business may be changed.
(C) The public forum portion of any regular meeting set forth in division (A)(8) above, shall be limited only to matters pertaining to the delivery of city services or information on upcoming events. Comments regarding personnel issues or neighborhood disputes shall not be permitted. Such permitted comments shall be limited to 5 minutes, which may immediately be terminated upon the expiration thereof, or which may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor.
(D) Any person addressing the Board of Commissioners on any agenda item set forth in division (A)(10) above, shall be limited to a presentation of 5 minutes which may immediately be terminated upon the expiration thereof or which may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor.
(E) The agenda for any caucus meeting shall be established by the City Manger.
(F) The following order of business shall apply for all caucus meetings of the Board of Commissioners:
(1) Call to order;
(2) Open discussion of matters to be placed on future agendas for consideration, proposed legislation and general items or matters of city-related business or concern;
(3) Public forum and comments; and
(4) Adjournment.
(G) The public forum and comment portion of any caucus meeting set forth in t division (F)(3) above, shall be limited to 15 minutes in duration and anyone making public comment during the same shall be limited to matters pertaining to the delivery of city services or to issues set forth on the agenda. Any person addressing the Board of Commissioners on any such issue or agenda item shall be limited to a presentation time for 5 minutes which may be terminated upon the expiration thereof to which may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor.
(H) No caucus meeting shall exceed 1 hour in duration, unless extended by agreement of the Board of commissioners, and no final action shall be taken by the Board of Commissioners during any caucus meeting.
(Am. Ord. O-2011-019, passed 10-3-2011; Am. Ord. O-2014-007, passed 4-21-2014)