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<br />Page 4 <br />Process -Public Hearings (continued) <br />5. The council will refrain from initiating a discussion during the public input phase <br />of the hearing except to clarify points brought up. These "points of information" <br />requests should be held to a minimum. <br />6. Once the public testimony phase is complete, the chair will announce the public <br />hearing to be closed and the council will revert back to its open discussion mode <br />of operation. From this point on, public input will only be appropriate when solicited <br />by the council. <br />7. It shall be the intent of the council to vote on the issue at the same meeting as the <br />public hearing and as close in time to the public hearing as possible. Should it be <br />necessary to defer voting until a later date, that procedure will be clearly explained <br />to the audience. <br />• 8. No public hearing will extend beyond 10 PM. <br />9. If the motion contains conditions, as may occur in conditional use or variance <br />requests, those conditions will be conveyed in writing to the requestor. <br />10. If the public hearing is the result of a resident request and that request is denied <br />in whole or in part, reasons of fact supporting the denial will be made part <br />of the public record. <br />11. If the public hearing is to set an assessment rate, the assessment formula(s) under <br />discussion cannot be altered. This implies that the council has fully discussed <br />any formulas prior to the hearing and that the appropriate legal, fiscal and <br />engineering consultants have passed on formula(s) viability, legality and <br />feasibility. <br />12. If the hearing is to set an assessment, it cannot be scheduled later than the first <br />meeting in September. This is to allow time to correct any errors prior to the time <br />needed to certify the rolls to the county. <br />3~ <br />