01-09-25 - Charter Commission Agenda Packet.docx

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CITY OF LINO LAKES CITY COUNCIL RULES OF DECORUM Members of Council. While the meeting is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum. A member of the Council or member of the public shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt proceedings or the peace of the meeting nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer. Recognition. No person or member shall address the other members without being recognized by the presiding officer. Staff. Members of the City staff shall observe the same rules of order and decorum as are applicable to the City Council. Addressing the Council. At the start of each City Council meeting, in accordance with the City of Lino Lakes Charter, the City Council shall accept comments from the public on any matter, whether on the agenda or not. Comments will not be accepted during specific agenda items unless a Public Hearing has been noticed. 1) Members of the public who wish to address the Council shall sign -in prior to the start of each Council meeting. Sign -in information shall include: Name, address, email/telephone, and topic of discussion. 2) The City Clerk shall retrieve the sign -in sheet at the beginning of the meeting and shall provide the sign -in sheet to the presiding officer who will recognize each member of the public who wishes to speak. 3) When recognized by the presiding officer, each member of the public addressing the Council shall step up to a microphone provided for the use of the public after being recognized by the presiding officer and give his/her name and address in an audible tone of voice for the records, state the subject to be discussed and state who the speaker is representing if representing an organization or other persons. 4) Unless further time is granted by a majority vote of the Council, remarks from the public shall be limited to four (4) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any member thereof. 5) No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Council, without permission of the presiding officer. 6) No question may be asked of a Councilmember or a member of the staff without the permission of the presiding officer. 7) Speakers shall offer comments that are courteous and respectful. Comments that are abusive, harassing, that constitute an attack on others, including City staff, or that violate privacy rights, will not be permitted. Violation of these public comment rules will result in the speaker being ruled out of order and the termination of the comment.