(a) All council members must preserve order and decorum at all times during meetings. No council member shall, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt council proceedings or any council member while speaking. All council members shall obey the orders of the presiding officer, except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) Any member of the public desiring to address the council shall first secure the permission of the presiding officer. No person, other than a council member and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion or debate without the permission of the presiding officer.
(c) Any person who disrupts the conduct of a meeting or who makes threats against any person or against public order and security while in the council chamber shall be barred by the presiding officer from further attendance at the meeting before the council and shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The presiding officer's decision may be appealed to the full council by any council member.
(Ord. 4692 § 1 (part), 2001)