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Lino Lakes Charter Commission <br />January 2025 <br />Agenda Topics: Staff Reports <br />a. Open Mic <br />i. Clarifying language for the open mic, it states "residents" <br />City Code <br />CHAPTER 3. COUNCIL PROCEDURE <br />SECTION 3.01. COUNCIL MEETINGS. <br />The Council shall meet regularly at such times and places as the Council shall designate by <br />ordinance..... During any of its public meetings, the Council shall not prohibit, but may place <br />reasonable restrictions upon citizen's comments and questions. <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES, CITY COUNCIL, RULES OF DECORUM <br />Addressing the Council. At the start of each City Council meeting, in accordance with the City of <br />Lino Lakes Charter, the City Council shall accept comments from the public on any matter, <br />whether on the agenda or not. Comments will not be accepted during specific agenda items unless <br />a Public Hearing has been noticed. <br />1) Members of the public who wish to address the Council shall sign -in prior to the start of <br />each Council meeting. Sign -in information shall include: Name, address, email/telephone, <br />and topic of discussion. <br />2) The City Clerk shall retrieve the sign -in sheet at the beginning of the meeting and shall <br />provide the sign -in sheet to the presiding officer who will recognize each member of the <br />public who wishes to speak. <br />3) When recognized by the presiding officer, each member of the public addressing the <br />Council shall step up to a microphone provided for the use of the public after being <br />recognized by the presiding officer and give his/her name and address in an audible tone <br />of voice for the records, state the subject to be discussed and state who the speaker is <br />representing if representing an organization or other persons. <br />4) Unless further time is granted by a majority vote of the Council, remarks from the public <br />shall be limited to four (4) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a <br />whole and not to any member thereof. <br />5) No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be <br />permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the Council, <br />without permission of the presiding officer. <br />6) No question may be asked of a Councilmember or a member of the staff without the <br />