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individual from public comment may be overruled by a majority vote of the city council at a city council meeting. 10. No Use of Public Comment for Campaigns. Per RCW 42.17A.555, No person may use public comment for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. "Campaign" shall include, but not be limited to, the direct promotion or opposition of a candidate or ballot measure or the display of any campaign material or such other prohibition promulgated by the Public Disclosure Commission. Any violation of this provision after receiving a warning from the presiding officer shall constitute grounds for immediate suspension of such person's right to speak at that Council meeting. 11. No Use of Public Comment for Advertising. No person addressing the Council may use Public Comment for the purpose of advertising. Advertising is defined as "promoting by making known, proclaiming publicly, drawing attention to, or making conspicuous any item, product, service, or thing, for profit or otherwise." This does not prevent or preclude any person addressing the Council from expressing his or her views or opinions on matters over which the Council has jurisdiction. SECTION 6: SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST AND WEBCAST All meetings of the City Council should be simultaneously broadcast when resources are available. All audio and visual records of meetings shall be retained in accordance with Local Government Common Records Retention Schedule GS50-05A-13 Rev. 2. SECTION 7: MISCELLANEOUS 1. Agenda. A Council Staff member shall prepare the agenda for each council meeting in collaboration with city Administration and under the direction of the Council President/ presiding officer. The agenda and council packet materials shall be available to the public, at a minimum in accordance with RCW 42.30.077. 2. Public Request for Presentations. It is the policy of the Council to consider requests for presentations of certain events or causes when such presentations pertain to an Everett event, person, organization, or cause with local implications. The Council will consider requests that are timely, have potential relevance to a majority of Everett's population, and either forward positive messages or call upon the support of the community. 3. Council Chambers. The Council Chambers shall be reserved solely for the use of members of the City Council and Mayor for its regular and special meetings as well as committee meetings and other meetings approved by the Council President. The Chambers shall not be used for any outside group or organization, according to Resolution No 5870. Except as authorized by the Council President, no other person or persons shall have access thereto. SECTION 8: ELECTIONS OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT/MAYOR PRO TEMPORE and COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT In accordance with Section 3.2 of the Charter, the Council shall be presided over by the 4