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(4) Speakers must sign up prior to speaking and provide their name, address, and a <br />brief summary of the subject matter which they wish to address. The sign-up <br />sheet will be available at the start of the City Council meeting; <br />(5) Speakers must direct their remarks toward the presiding officer; <br />(6) Speakers shall not use obscene, profane, insulting, or threatening language, nor <br />conduct themselves in a threatening, loud, or boisterous manner that disrupts the <br />conduct of the meeting or the security of the public; <br />(7) Speakers are required to follow the direction of the presiding officer; and <br />(8) The Council will generally not respond at the same meeting where an issue is <br />initially raised by a member of the public. Generally, the matter will be referred <br />to staff for further research and possible report or action at a future Council <br />meeting. If Council responds, Council shall not interrupt or interact until all <br />public comments are completed. <br />(I) Public Hearings. Public hearings are sometimes required by law to allow the public to <br />offer input on Council decisions. Unlike public comment periods, public hearings allow the <br />public to speak on a matter currently before the Council. When public hearings are required by <br />law, notice shall be provided as required by state statute. Public hearings shall be commenced at <br />the time advertised in any notice required by law. <br />(1) General procedure for public hearings. The order of business for all public <br />hearings conducted by the Council shall be: <br />(a) Opening comments by the presiding officer announcing the purpose of the <br />public hearing; <br />(b) The presiding officer opens the public hearing portion of the meeting; <br />(c) Staff presentation, if any (i.e. administrator/clerk, attorney, engineer etc.); <br />(d) Developer/other presentation, if any; <br />(e) Public comment (all individual comments limited to six minute maximum); <br />(f) The clerk/administrator shall make note of any submitted written testimony; <br />and <br />(g) The presiding officer formally closes the public hearing portion of the <br />meeting. <br />(2) Speakers who wish to address the Council at a public hearing must follow the <br />same rules as contained herein for public comment periods. The presiding officer <br />13 <br />