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27 <br /> All speakers are expected to be business-like, to-the-point and courteous. Anyone not <br /> abiding by these rules will be considered to be out of order. <br /> The Council will refrain from initiating a discussion during the pubic input phase of the <br /> hearing except to clarify points brought up. <br /> Once the public testimony phase is complete, the Mayor will announce the public <br /> hearing to be closed and the Council will revert back to its open discussion mode of <br /> operation. From this point on, public input will only be appropriate when solicited by <br /> the Council. <br /> 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, the procedure will be clearly explained to <br /> the audience. <br /> No publie hearing will extend beyamd 10:00 PIVI. <br /> 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 /> If the public hearing is the result of a resident request and that request is denied in <br /> whole or in part, reasons of fact supporting the denial will be made part of the public <br /> record. <br /> 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 any <br /> formulas prior to the hearing and that the appropriate legal, fiscal and engineering <br /> consultants have passed on formula(s) viability, legality, and feasibility. <br /> 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 errors prior to the time needed <br /> to certify the rolls to the county. <br /> MAYOR PRO TEM <br /> The Mayor Pro Tem shall be appointed in January of each year. The first Mayor Pro <br /> Tem after adoption of this rule shall be the Councilmember with the most continuous <br /> time on the Council. The position shall then be rotated among Councilmembers based <br /> on time of continuous service. If two or more members have identical seniority, the <br /> appointment shall be based on alphabetical order by last name. A Councilmember may <br /> not serve as Mayor Pro Tem twice until all other Councilmembers have been Mayor Pro <br /> Tem. <br /> -5- <br />