(A) The presiding officer at any meeting of the Town Council is granted all powers reasonably necessary to maintain order and decorum at a meeting, including the power to summarily evict any person, other than a member of the Council, who persistently and after fair warning acts in any disruptive and disturbing way contrary to the rules of the Council or ordinary standards of orderly behavior.
(B) No requirement of public access shall be construed to impair the proper use of this power in accordance with this section and the presiding officer may invoke the aid of the Town Marshal or other law officer to enforce the order.
(C) Any person who:
(1) Behaves in a disruptive or disturbing manner; or
(2) Refuses to obey the proper and lawful rules of procedure as adopted by the Council; or
(3) Refuses to appear or produce documents at an investigatory hearing when so ordered pursuant to IC 36-1-4-12
may be held guilty of contempt by the Council pursuant to IC 36-1-4-13.
(D) The provisions of this section may be applied to a member of the Council, but only by unanimous consent of the other members present and for proper and extreme cause, and not for frivolous, vexatious or political purposes nor with intent to deprive the member's constituents of just representation with respect to any matter.
('85 Code, § 2-2-7) (Ord. 1985-C5, passed 9-16-85)