(A) Every Library Board member desiring to speak shall address the Chairperson and, upon recognition by the Chairperson, shall confine the remarks to the question under debate.
(B) Members of the city’s administrative staff and other city employees desiring to address the Library Board or members of the public shall first be recognized by the Chairperson and shall address such remarks to the Chairperson. The staff may respond to questions or comments by the Library Board or members of the public with permission of the Chairperson.
(C) After recognition, any public member desiring to address the Library Board shall state his or her name and address for the record and limit their remarks to the question under discussion. No person shall enter into any discussion without being recognized by the Chairperson.
(D) Any public member addressing the Library Board is limited to five minutes unless further time is granted by the Chairperson. No public member may speak more than once upon any one subject until every other public member choosing to speak thereon has spoken. All remarks will be addressed to the Library Board as a body.
(E) After a motion has been made or after a public hearing has been closed, no public member shall address the Library Board without first securing permission from the majority of the Library Board present.
(F) Any person making personal, impertinent or otherwise improper remarks or who becomes boisterous, threatening or otherwise abusive shall be requested to leave the meeting. Any of the following shall be sufficient cause for the removal of any person for the duration of the meeting:
(1) Loud or disruptive language, noise or conduct that interferes with the conduct of business by the Library Board;
(2) Intentional damage to the furnishings and/or of the interior of the meeting room; and
(3) Refusal to obey an order of the Chairperson or an order which has been approved by a majority of the Library Board present.
(Prior Code, § 1.25.140) (Ord. 302, passed 11-18-2002; Ord. 311, passed 11-3-2003; Ord. 377, passed 11-17-2008; Ord. 390, passed 5-3-2010; Ord. 393, passed 6-20-2011)