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following: (a) No Council member shall engage in private conversation or pass private messages while in the chamber in a manner so as to interrupt the proceedings of the Council; (b) No Council member shall leave his or her seat or make any noise or disturbance while a vote is being taken and until the result of the vote is announced; (c) No Council member shall use profane or obscene words or gestures, or unparliamentary language, or use language that threatens harm or violence toward another person at any time; (d) No Council member shall speak on any subject other than the subject in debate; (e) No Council member shall speak without being recognized by the presiding officer, nor shall any Council member interrupt the speech of another Council member; (f) No Council member shall disobey the Council's Rules of Order and Procedure as adopted or a decision of the presiding officer on questions of order or practice or upon the interpretation of the rules of Council; (g) No Council member shall engage in disorderly conduct that disturbs or disrupts the orderly conduct of any meeting; and (h) No Council member shall engage in conduct which delays or interrupts the proceedings or which hinders honest, respectful discussion and debate. § 31.02 PRESIDING OFFICER. (A) Presiding Officer. The mayor, or in the mayor's absence the acting mayor, shall preside at all meetings of the Council. (1) Role of the presiding officer. The presiding officer shall preserve order, enforce the Council Rules of Order and Procedure as adopted, and determine, without debate, all questions of procedure and order, subject to the final decision of the Council on appeal as provided in this Section. The presiding officer shall determine which member has the right to speak and may move matters to a vote once the officer has determined that all members have spoken. The presiding officer may determine whether a motion or proposed amendment is in order and may call members to order. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by the provisions of this Chapter, the proceedings of the Council shall be conducted in accordance with the latest edition of Roberts Rules of Order.