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2020 <br />Once the public testimony phase is complete, the Mayor will announce the public hearing <br />to be closed and the Council will revert back to its open discussion mode of operation. <br />From this point on, public input will only be appropriate when solicited by the Council. <br />It shall be the intent of the Council to vote on the issue at the same meeting as the public <br />hearing and as close in time to the public hearing as possible. Should it be necessary to <br />defer voting until a later date, the procedure will be clearly explained to the audience. <br />If the motion contains conditions, as may occur in conditional use or variance requests, <br />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 whole <br />or in part, reasons of fact supporting the denial will be made part of the public 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 formulas <br />prior to the hearing and that the appropriate legal, fiscal and engineering consultants have <br />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 meeting in <br />September. This is to allow time to correct errors prior to the time needed to certify the <br />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 tem <br />after adoption of this rule shall be the Councilmember with the most continuous time on <br />the Council. The position shall be rotated among Councilmembers based on time of <br />continuous service. If two or more members have identical seniority, the appointment <br />shall be based on alphabetical order by last name. A Councilmember may not serve as <br />Mayor Pro tem twice until all other Councilmembers have been Mayor Pro tem. A <br />Councilmember must serve two years before being considered for Mayor Pro tem. <br />A Councilmember may decline the appointment for good cause and maintain their place in <br />the rotation for appointment the following year. <br />ADOPTION/MODIFICATON/SUSPENSION <br />These rules can be adopted, modified or suspended in whole or in part by a majority vote <br />of the Council. If suspended they are automatically reinstated at the next meeting. <br />ANNUAL REVIEW <br />These rules will be reviewed annually at the first meeting in January. <br />INTERPRETATION <br />The Mayor will interpret the rules. However, the Mayor's interpretation can be appealed <br />by any Councilmember and can be overruled by a majority vote. <br />